Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Court Refuses Convicted Nyame Bail
Justice Adebukola Banjoko has dismissed an application for bail, filed by a convicted former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame, who was seeking to be released from prison, pending the determination of his appeal against his conviction. It will be recalled that Justice Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu, had on May 30, 2018 sentenced Nyame to 14 years for criminal breach of trust, two years for criminal misappropriation, seven years for gratification and five years for obtaining by dishonesty, with the sentences to run concurrently. Nyame, who was not in court, through…
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