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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja , on Tuesday sentenced a former Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Joshua Dariye , to 14 years ’ imprisonment on charges of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of overN 1 . 16 bn belonging to the state .
Justice Adebukola Banjoko in a judgment which took her six and a half hours to read convicted the ex - governor on 15 out the 23 counts preferred against him .
The judge barely a fortnight ago , imposed 14 years ’ jail term on ex - Governor of Taraba State , Jolly Nyame , on similar charges .
On Tuesday she sentenced Dariye to two years imprisonment on each of the five counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and 14 years ’ jail term on each of the 11 counts of criminal breach of trust .
The judge , however , ruled that all the sentences would run concurrently , implying that the convict would have to spend 14 years in jail.
The punishments imposed on the ex -governor for the two categories of offences of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation are the maximum as provided under sections 315 and 309 of the Penal Code Act , respectively .
The judge threw out eight of the 23 charges on the grounds of either duplicity or lack of sufficient evidence.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ’ s lawyer , Mr . Rotimi Jacobs ( SAN ) , had in opposing the defence lawyer ’ s plea for mercy, urged the court to impose the maximum sentence to serve as deterrence to others.
Justice Adebukola Banjoko in a judgment which took her six and a half hours to read convicted the ex - governor on 15 out the 23 counts preferred against him .
The judge barely a fortnight ago , imposed 14 years ’ jail term on ex - Governor of Taraba State , Jolly Nyame , on similar charges .
On Tuesday she sentenced Dariye to two years imprisonment on each of the five counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and 14 years ’ jail term on each of the 11 counts of criminal breach of trust .
The judge , however , ruled that all the sentences would run concurrently , implying that the convict would have to spend 14 years in jail.
The punishments imposed on the ex -governor for the two categories of offences of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation are the maximum as provided under sections 315 and 309 of the Penal Code Act , respectively .
The judge threw out eight of the 23 charges on the grounds of either duplicity or lack of sufficient evidence.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ’ s lawyer , Mr . Rotimi Jacobs ( SAN ) , had in opposing the defence lawyer ’ s plea for mercy, urged the court to impose the maximum sentence to serve as deterrence to others.
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