AISHA ABUBAKAR
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo has convicted former Federal lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, over $3 million bribery scandal.
The Court on Tuesday sentenced the former member of the House of Representatives to seven years for count 1, seven years for count 2, and five years for count 3 to run concurrently.
Justice Angela Ataluka also ordered for restitution of the collected sum of $500,000.
The Federal Government instituted the charge against Lawan who was the chairman of the House ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy in 2012.
Lawan was caught on tape asking for $3 million bribe and obtaining the sum of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola to remove his company from the list of indicted companies before the House as hoc committee on fuel subsidy.
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