JUST IN: Ex-lawmaker, Farouk Lawan regains freedom after serving 5 year jail term

By Kabir Saleh On Oct 22, 2024

Ex-lawmaker, Farouk Lawan , Kuje Prison, — arouk Lawan shortly, after he was released on Tuesday, from Kuje prison.

A former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan has been released from prison, after serving a five-year jail term.

The former lawmaker was released on Tuesday morning from the Kuje Correctional facility.

SolaceBase recalled that Farouk Lawan, former Chairman, House of Reps probe panel on oil subsidy regime, bagged a 7-year jail term for receiving a $3 million bribe from oil magnate Femi Otedola.

Justice Angela Otaluka of FCT High Court at Apo found the former lawmaker guilty on all three count charges the ICPC preferred against him.

The Judge ordered him to refund $500.000 dollars to the federal government.

More soon….