The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 12-year jail term imposed on former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, over N1.6 billion corruption charge.
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday commuted the sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment passed on a former Governor of Plateau, Joshua Dariye, to 10 years.
Delivering judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agib, reduced the 14 years conviction passed on Nyame to ten.
The convict is seeking his release from prison on health grounds pending the determination of an appeal against his conviction.
Nyame was found guilty and convicted on 25 of the 41-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and graft, not guilty on 14 others and discharged on two counts.
The EFCC charged Nyame with criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of government funds on June 22, 2010.