A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gudu, Abuja has
\nsentenced former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Chibi Dariye to a
\ncumulative term of imprisonment of 16 years.<\/p>\n
Dariye\u2019s sentence followed his conviction on 15 counts on the offences of
\ncriminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation. The court freed
\nhim on eight of the 23 counts contained in the charge on which he was
\ntried.<\/p>\n
Justice Olubukola Banjoko, in a judgment\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0sentenced Dariye,\u00a0 a According to the judge, the sentences are to run concurrently, implying Justice Banjoko, who commended the prosecution for a job well done, said A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gudu, Abuja has sentenced former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Chibi Dariye to a cumulative term of imprisonment of 16…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nserving All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator, representing Plateau
\nCentral, to two years for misappropriation and 14 years for criminal
\nbreach of trust.<\/p>\n
\nthat Dariye may end up spending 14 years in custody.<\/p>\n
\nthe prevalence of corruption and criminality in the nation\u2019s public space
\nrequires drastic measures if we must curb the vices.<\/p>\n