Tag: Joshua Dariye

  • Dariye, Nyame Finally Gains Freedom After Presidential Pardon

    Dariye, Nyame Finally Gains Freedom After Presidential Pardon

    Former Governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Jolly Nyame, have been released from Kuje correctional facility in Abuja.

    This is coming three months after their pardon by the Council of State led by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on April 14, 2022.

    A source from the correctional facility told our correspondent that the former governors were set free around 2:15pm on Monday.

    Also released were three other inmates from Suleja Custodial Centre in Niger State.

    “They were granted pardon base on ill health, age and good conduct and industry while in the custodial centre,” he said.

    Effort to get the spokesperson Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar, for confirmation was not possible but an official in the department said he was in a meeting.

    Nyame was to serve a 12-year jail sentence for diverting N1.64 billion during his tenure as governor of Taraba, while Dariye was serving 10 years’ imprisonment for N1.126 billion fraud.

    The council’s decision to release the duo had generated a lot of controversy.

  • Supreme Court Affirms 10-year sentence on ex-Plateau Gov Dariye

    Supreme Court Affirms 10-year sentence on ex-Plateau Gov Dariye

    Superme Court has upheld the 10 year jail term of Criminal breach of trust against former governor Joshua Dariye.

    The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of criminal bridge of trust filed against former governor of plateau State Senator Joshua Dariye.

    An FCT high court presided by Justice Adebukola Banjoko had in 2018 sentenced the former governor to 14 years imprisonment.

    This sentence was reduced by the appellate court to 10years

    The apex court in a judgment delivered by justice Helen Ogunwumiju has affirmed the conviction of the former governor in the charges Criminal breach of trust which carries a 10 year Jail term and dismissed the charges of misappropriation of funds which carries a 2 year Jail term