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$500,000 Bribery: Supreme Court affirms five years jail time for ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan

Friday’s judgement of the Supreme Court, being the final stage of appeal, seals Farouk Lawan’s fate as a convict.

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UPDATED: Appeal Court narrowly affirms ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan's conviction, jail term reduced

The decision reduces Farouk Lawan's jail term from seven to five years for the $500,000 bribe he took from businessman Femi Otedola

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For The Record: Witnesses whose testimonies sent Farouk Lawan to jail

For The Record: Witnesses whose testimonies sent Farouk Lawan to jail
The judge says the evidence of the five witnesses presented by the prosecution convincingly incriminated the former lawmaker as a corrupt public officer.
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As Farouk Lawan, a former flamboyant lawmaker, adjusts to a new life in prison, a journey through the memory lane of his eight years trial brings back the incriminating testimonies that took him to his new abode.
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, Abuja, sentenced the former lawmaker to seven years in jail for bribery and corruption on June 22.
The judge, Angela Otaluka, who indulged his dilatory tactics for the last five years of the trial,

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