Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has declared that stepping out of Kuje Custodial Centre today, a free man, marks a new chapter in his life.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that Farouk Lawan regained his freedom on Tuesday, October 22, after serving his jail term at the Kuje Custodial Centre.
Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Adamu Duza, confirmed the development on Tuesday.
The Punch reported that the former Kano lawmaker from Kano state, Farouk Lawan was sentenced to five years imprisonment for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe.
Reacting in a press statement he personally signed, Farouk Lawan expressed gratitude to God, his family and friends.
He said:
See photos of the lawmaker below:
In another development, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the wife of a Bauchi lawmaker came under heavy criticism for distributing sugarcane sticks to youths.
A photo of Hajiya Fatima Aminu Aliyu Garu, wife of Nigerian House of Representatives member Garu Aminu Aliyu, went viral after distributing sugarcane sticks to youths in Bauchi.
Bauchi state chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Nigerians have reacted differently to the “initiative” by the lawmaker’s wife.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
