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The Supreme Court docket has affirmed the five-year jail time period handed to a former member of the Home of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court docket of Attraction.
Lawan was convicted and sentenced to jail in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Fuel Ltd.
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In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel affirmed the 2022 judgment of the Court docket of Attraction which upheld Lawan’s sentencing to 5 years in respect of solely depend three on the three-count cost on which he was tried on the Excessive Court docket of the Federal Capital Territory.
Within the lead judgment ready by Justice John Okoro, however learn on Friday by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, the apex depend discovered that Lawan’s enchantment was with out benefit and proceeded to dismiss it.
