The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, against the judgments of the lower court which imprisoned him.
Recall that Federal Capital Territory High Court sentenced Lawan to seven years imprisonment for receiving a $500,000 bribe while serving as the chairman of the House’s ad-hoc committee investigating the fuel subsidy fraud in 2012.
The trial judge, Angela Otaluka, held that Lawan demanded $3m and received $500,000 from Femi Otedola in 2012 to remove Otedola’s oil company, Zenon Oil and Gas, from the list of firms indicted for fraud in the fuel subsidy regime.
She also held that Lawan was guilty of all three counts of corruption and bribery.
Lawan approached the appellate court where his jail term was reduced from seven to five years.
Lawan is at the apex court urging the court to set aside the judgments of the lower court.
Justice Tijani Abubakar who read the lead judgement upheld the decision of the appeal court and dismissed Lawan’s appeal.
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