Supreme Court Affirms Farouk Lawan's Five-Year Prison Sentence Over $500,000 Bribe
Afnews Editor
Jan 26, 2024
Supreme Court Affirms Farouk Lawan's Five-Year Prison Sentence Over $500,000 Bribe
The Supreme Court has affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal.
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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.
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In a unanimous judgment on Friday, 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.
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In the lead judgment prepared by Justice John Okoro, but read on Friday by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, the apex count found that Lawan's appeal was without merit and proceeded to dismiss it.
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