Hon. Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruptly demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe.
It’s worth noting that Lawan’s conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2024.
He was found guilty of soliciting a $3 million bribe from Femi Otedola, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon, while serving as chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee investigating fuel subsidy fraud in 2012.
