Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N1.64bn fraud: Nyame Knows Fate May 30

Jolly Nyame, a former Taraba State governor, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an alleged N1.64 billion fraud, will know his fate on May 30, 2018. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu is expected to give verdict, having listened to the adoption of final written addresses by the defence and the prosecution, on February 28, 2018. While presenting its final written address to the court, the defence team, led by Olalekan Ojo, argued that “the confessional statements” made by Nyame, which were marked as Exh…