Just In: Court Convicts Former Governor Joshua Dariye Of Fraud

Joshua Dariye (File Photo)

Court Finds Dariye Guilty Of Fraud

The federal high court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, has found Joshua Dariye, former Governor of Plateau State, guilty of corrupt activities levelled against him by the EFCC.

Dariye is standing trial before Justice Adebukola Banjoko for unlawfully transferring state funds running to the tune of N1.126bn from the state’s ecological funds to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the former Governor in a 23-count charge bothering on money laundering and fraud, in 2007.

Justice Banjoka found him guilty of Counts 1, 2 and 7 of the charges.

According to the EFCC, Dariye diverted the funds into the account of Ebenezer Ratnen Venture, one of the companies through which he allegedly siphoned the public funds.

Naija News recalls Dariye was governor of Plateau state between 1999 and 2007.

Judgement is still being delivered on the matter as at press time.