Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Senator Joshua Dariye Bags 14 Years for N1.16bn Fraud

Senator Joshua Dariye, a former governor of Plateau State, who was being prosecuted by the EFCC for a N1.16bn fraud was on June 12, 2018 sentenced to 14 years in prison for criminal breach of trust and two years for misappropriation of public funds, to run concurrently. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High, before whom he was standing trial for a 23-count amended charge, found him guilty of 15 of the counts bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds, but discharged him on eight. After a judgment that lasted about eight hours, Justice B…