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Ex-Chairman of House of Reps probe panel, Farouk Lawal bags 7 years jail term

Last updated: June 22, 2021 10:45 pm
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Former chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the multi-billion naira fuel subsidy fraud in 2012, Faruk Lawan has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for asking for 3 million dollar bribe and receiving 500 thousand dollars from owner Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, Femi Otedola.

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He was also asked to return the sum of $500 thousand dollars received from Otedola to the federal government.

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