Farouk Lawan, the former House of Representatives member, who bagged a 7-year jail term on Tuesday was a household name inside the green chamber of the National Assembly.
After eight years of legal tussle, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court finally passed its judgement in the bribery scandal involving Lawan popularly known as &#;Mr Integrity&#;.
Lawan was jailed after being found guilty of soliciting bribe from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, during the probe of fuel subsidy in
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Otedola had accused Lawan of making a demand of $3 million for Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, his company, to be delisted from companies being probed.
Below are five interesting things to know about Farouk Lawan:
Early Life
Farouk Lawan was born on July 6th, in his hometown of Shanono in Kano State. He grew up in Kano where he attended primary, secondary and tertiary schools.
Career
Lawan, who obtained his first degree at the Bayero University, Kano, started his career as a registrar at the Kano State Polytechnic. He later went into politics and became a force to reckon with.
16 years as a lawmaker
He first came into the political scene in when he conteste
Supreme Court upholds 5-year jail term for former lawmaker Farouk Lawan
The Supreme Court has upheld the five-year jail term handed down to former House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan.
The decision affirms the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld Lawan's conviction in for accepting a $, bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd.
Lawan, who was found guilty on a three-count charge by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, had appealed the decision, asserting that the sentencing was unjust.
However, in a judgment delivered on Friday, January 26, , by a five-member panel, the Supreme Court found Lawan's appeal to be without merit and subsequently dismissed it.
The lead judgment, prepared by Justice John Okoro but read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, specifically affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal regarding count three of the charges.
The court maintained that Lawan's conviction and the subsequent five-year jail term were justified.
The former lawmaker's legal team had argued that the trial and sentencing were flawed, citing procedural irregularities and insufficient evidence. However, the Supreme Cou
Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained his freedom after completing a five-year jail term at Kuje Prison.
Lawan was convicted in for accepting a $, bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd.
In January , the Supreme Court upheld the five-year sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal, affirming the ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Lawan’s sentencing pertained to count three of the three-count charge brought against him, related to bribery.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected Lawan’s appeal, finding it without merit.
The lead judgment, written by Justice John Okoro and read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, confirmed that the Court of Appeal’s judgment was valid and enforceable.
Lawan’s imprisonment stemmed from his involvement in a bribery scandal during his time in office, where he was caught on video accepting the bribe from Otedola, who had accused Lawan of demanding the payment to remove Zenon Petroleum from the list of companies allegedly involved in the fuel subsidy fraud.
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ATTN: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT
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SENATOR FAROUK LAWAL <frank_ecobank_ird@> Today at AM
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Attention: Please,
My name is Senator Farouk Lawal, and I am contacting you to know if you can do a deal with me.
I and some executive members in the Petroleum Ministry inflated a contract to the sum of US$32,, (Thirty-Two Million United States Dollars) for our personal use and we want to transfer the above mentioned to your account for safe investment under your care. I shall provide the necessary documents requied for the smooth transfer of the funds to your account.
I know this is not the appropriate means to contact you for a business like this but I have no choice due to our desperation to move the funds out from the system before it is discovered.
If you are interested, kindly get back to me with your full contact details through my email as stated under for more information.
Senator Farouk Lawal.
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