The Attorney general
of the Federation has finally filed charges against former chairman of the
House Ad Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Funds, Faruk Lawan.
The Kano state lawmaker was slammed with a
seven count charge of conspiracy and fraud before an FCT High court.
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| Farouk Lawan |
Lawan, who is charged alongside former Secretary
of the Committee, Boniface Emenalo, is to appear before Justice Mohammed
Oniyangi.
Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, had on Tuesday given a seven-day ultimatum to
attorney-general of the federation and the minister of justice, Mohammed
Adoke to begin trial of the lawmaker and his accomplice or else he would
commence their prosecution as a private citizen.
Lawan is accused of receiving $620,000 bribe from
businessman, Femi Otedola, in order to strike out the name of his two oil
firms, Zenon Oil and Forte Oil, from the list of indicted firms.
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