Court sentences ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan to 7 years imprisonment

Justice Angela Otaluka of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo District of Abuja, Tuesday sentenced a former House of Representatives member, Mr Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for demanding a $3 million bribe from an oil magnate, Mr Femi Otedola.

Justice Otaluka handed down the jail term to Lawan after finding him guilty on all three-count criminal charges brought against him by the federal government.

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