A Federal High Court sitting in Apo-Abuja on Tuesday, convicted a former federal lawmaker Farouk Lawan over $3 million bribery scandal.
The court sentenced the former member of the House of Representatives to seven years for count 1, seven years for count 2, and five years for count 3, to run concurrently.
Justice Angela Ataluka also ordered for restitution of the collected sum of $500,000.
The Federal Government instituted the charge against Lawan who was the chairman of the House ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy in 2012.
According to the prosecution,Lawan was caught on tape asking for $3 million bribe and obtaining the sum of $500,000 from businessman,Femi Otedola, to remove his company from the list of indicted companies before the House as hoc committee on fuel subsidy.
Source:CNN.
