Breaking News: Dariye Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison, Weeps

The Former Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Joshua Dariye, busted into tears today after he was sentenced to 14 years in prison without an option of fine.

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced Joshua on charges of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of over N1.16bn 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 court had found the former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye guilty on 15 count charges of corruption.

He was found guilty on a 6-count charge on the allegation of unlawful transferring of funds to the sum of N1.126 billion ecological needs of the state to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the southwest.

Justice Banjoko also found the former governor guilty in 1, 2 and 7 count charge of other related offences of dishonesty.

Dariye was found guilty on count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 while not guilty on county 14, 16, 18.

On count 17,21,23, Dariye was found guilty as charges for breach of trust and on count 3, 9,11,22 for criminal misappropriation of funds he was guilty as charged