Farouk Lawan, a former member of Nigeria's House of Representatives, has been released from Kuje Prison after serving a five-year jail term. His imprisonment stemmed from a 2021 conviction for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. The Supreme Court had affirmed his sentence in January 2024, upholding a 2022 Court of Appeal judgment. Lawan was convicted on one count out of the three charges brought against him by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.