BREAKING: Watch trending video as Kano lawmaker regains freedom after serving jail term

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Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

A Kano State Federal lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, and former member of the House of Representatives, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe has regained his freedom.

It’s worth noting that Lawan’s conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2024.

He was found guilty of soliciting a $3 million bribe from Femi Otedola, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon while serving as chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating fuel subsidy fraud in 2012.

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Source: Legit.ng

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