Supreme Court affirms five years jail time for ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan

Supreme Court affirms five years jail time for ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan

The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed five years of jail time for a former federal lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, who was convicted of receiving a $500,000 bribe in 2012 during a legislative probe into the fuel subsidy regime. Upholding the former lawmaker’s conviction, a five-member panel of the court in its unanimous judgement, dismissed his appeal … Read more