Nigeria: Court Orders Farouk Lawan, Emenalo to Answer U.S.$620,000 Bribery Charges

The move by a ranking member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, and his colleague Boniface Emenalo, to dismiss bribery charges against them has been rejected by the court

An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi on Friday morning dismissed the application of the accused to quash the charges.

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