Joshua Dariye in court
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reduced the sentence of the
former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye from 14 years to 10
years.
The court held that the maximum sentence of 14 years for the
counts was excessive especially because the appellant is a
first-time offender
Justice Stephen Adah who read the unanimous judgment of the
three-man panel also quashed the sentence in count 12.
According to the panel, the lower court which had earlier found
Dariye not guilty for the charge should not have sentenced him on
the charge.
The court also quashed count 23 because the persecution did not
prove beyond reasonable doubt that the former governor diverted the
funds of the state to purchase a house in London.
The court, therefore, reduced the sentences to 10 years for each
count which is to run concurrently.
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