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Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Of Joshua Dariye

By Elendu Reports March 12, 2021

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photo_camera Pic. 26. Former Governor of Plateau State, Sen. Joshua Daiyere, during his arraignment at the FCT High Court Gudu,in Abuja on Tuesday (12/6/18). The Court sentence him to 14 year imprisonment for fraud and misappropriation of funds. 03249/12/6/2018/Hogan Bassey/NAN

By Williams Anuku Abuja

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday affirmed the judgement of the Court of Appeal that convicted former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, for a criminal breach of trust.

By the judgment, the maximum 14 years jail term has been reduced to 10 years.

Justice Helen Ogunwumiju delivered the unanimous judgement.

The apex court however freed Dariye on the charge that borders on misappropriation of fund, which carries a two-year jail term.

The former governor was sentenced in June 2018 to 14 years in prison by the High Court over corruption allegations.

But his jail term reduced from 14 years to 10 years by the Court of Appeal in Abuja in November 2018.

The Appeal Court heard that Dariye’s conviction was right, but his sentence should have been 10 years.

The Court ruled that the lower court erred in law when it sentenced Dariye, a first-time offender, to the maximum 14 years term contained in the charge against him.

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