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  • BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Dariye’s father again

    BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Dariye’s father again

    Gunmen alleged to be kidnappers have again abducted the father of the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye.

     

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Pa Defwan Dariye who is said to be in his early nineties was in February 2015 kidnapped at his residence in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state but he later regained his freedom a few days after he was saved by vigilante at the Nasarawa /Plateau boundaries.

     

    It was gathered on Friday that in the latest kidnap case, the gunmen also went to his house in Mushere Community and took him away to an unidentified destination.

     

    A resident of the community, Bulus Gambo confirmed the abduction of the former Governor’s father to on Friday.

     

    Gambo said ” The Information is true. It happened in the early hours of Thursday. The old man was just in his house when some gunmen came and took him away. Right now the community is in sober mood over the incident ”

     

    An aide to the Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Magit Mangut Mafiyai also confirmed the abduction of the former Governor’s father.

     

    Mafiyai said that the Council Chairman, Yusuf Mahanan Machen had visited the home of the abducted victim and asked the security agencies to be proactive and do everything within their powers to rescue him.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Dariye, Nyame currently serving jailterms at Kuje – EFCC

    The duo of Jolly Nyame, a former Governor of Taraba State and Joshua Dariye, a serving Senator and a former Governor of Plateau state are currently serving jailterms at Kuje Prison.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), having secured a total of 312 convictions between January and December 24, 2018, made this known on Thursday.

    The record of convictions is undoubtedly a significant improvement from the 189 convictions recorded in 2017, according to the commission.

    Also, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joseph Nwobike, who has been stripped of the highly revered legal title, was also convicted for perverting the course of justice in the year.

    Dariye and Nyame, who were sentenced to 14 years in prison had approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the “guilty” verdict handed down on them by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu presided over by Justice Adebukola Banjoko.

    However, while upholding their convictions, the Appellate Court commuted Dariye’s jailterm to 10 years, and that of Nyame to 12 years with a fine of N495 million.

    “With the convictions, the EFCC, led by Ibrahim Magu as the acting Chairman, has remained consistent in its concerted efforts aimed at ensuring that the negative narrative of pervasive corruption in the system is changed for the better, and the perception that some persons are above the Law, is altered.

    “The record of convictions cuts across the various offices of the EFCC with Lagos securing 85 convictions, Abuja with 53, followed by Kano with 36.

    “Port Harcourt secured 33 convictions, Gombe recorded 28; Benin had 27; Enugu, 15; Maiduguri, 11; Ibadan, 10; Uyo, 8, and Kaduna, 6,” the commission said.

     

  • BREAKING: Court of Appeal reduces ex-gov Dariye’s jail term

    The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reduced the 14 years sentence against former governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye to 10 years.

    The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Adah on Friday reduced the charges in the counts to 10 years, while the terms with two years are reduced to one year each. The sentences are to run concurrently.

    The judge however quashed the governor’s conviction in two of the 15-counts charges against the ex-governer, who is already serving a jail term at the Kuje Prisons in Abuja.

    Senator Dariye was in June sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by an FCT High Court over the misappropration of N2 billion state funds as governor.

    The appellate court is also set to rule on the appeal of former Taraba governor, Reverend Jollie Nyame.

    Details to follow …

  • Dariye’s son re-arraigned by EFCC over alleged money laundering

    Nanle Dariye, has been re-arraigned by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday in Abuja on a six-count amended charge of money laundering,

    Dariye, son of former Plateau governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye, was re-arraigned before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu at the Federal High Court, Abuja, entered a “not guilty” plea to all six-counts.

    TheNewsGuru reports the total sum in question is about N1.5 billion.

    When the matter was called, the prosecuting counsel, Mr George Adebola said that the matter was for re-arraignment and prayed the court to read the charge to the defendant to take his plea.

    Justice Ojukwu adjourned the matter until April 27 and May 10 for commencement of trial.

    It will be recalled that the EFCC had first arraigned Dariye on Feb. 27 on the same charges alongside Apartment le Paradis, a hotel where he was a director.

    The anti-graft agency alleged that the defendant sometime in 2013, failed to report a cash transaction to the tune of about N1.5 billion which he received through the hotel’s account in one of the old generation banks.

    It said that the amount was above the threshold of the N10 million permissible by law and that the hotel was also not registered as Designated Non-Financial Institution, (DNFI).

    The agency said the offense contravened Section 5(1) (a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 5 (b) of the same Act.

    Dariye’s was admitted to bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties in like sum.

     

  • N1.162bn fraud: Ex-Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye closes case

    Former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye on Tuesday, in an FCT High Court sitting in Gudu, closed his defence in the alleged N1.162 billion fraud trial.

    Dariye is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a 21-count charge of money laundering and diversion of ecological funds to the tune of N1.162 billion belonging to the state.

    The former governor, now a Senator closed his case after calling 16 defence witnesses.

    Dariye’s counsel, Mr Kanu Agabi (SAN), told the court that they have closed their case and applied for a written address.

    “My Lord, I am pleased to inform your Lordship we are closing the case for the defence and we will like to address you,’’ Agabi said.

    Mr O. Atolagbe, holding the brief of Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the EFCC prosecution, did not object to the application.

    Atolagbe said that the prosecution will also be grateful to address the court.

    Justice Adebukola Banjoko adjourned hearing until Dec. 7, for the written addresses.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dariye, on Sept. 18, employed Agabi, a former Attorney General of the Federation, as his new counsel after his lawyer, Mr Garba Pwul withdrew from the case.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dariye recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on the floor of the Senate.