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Ex-Rep member, Farouk Lawan Released After Serving 5-year Jail Term (Video)

Posted by Lawal Munirst on October 22, 2024 0

Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd.

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan has been released from prison after serving his five-year jail term at Kuje Prison.

Recall that the ex-lawmaker was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd.

In January, the Supreme Court had affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal.

In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel affirmed the 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld Lawan’s sentencing to five years in respect of only count three on the three-count charge on which he was tried at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In the lead judgment prepared by Justice John Okoro but read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, the apex court found that Lawan’s appeal was without merit and proceeded to dismiss it.

However, a video on Tuesday showed Lawan’s release from Kuje prison.

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