8 years after his arraignment, former governor of Plateau state,
Joshua Dariye will on Tuesday, June 12 face judgment over alleged
N1.162 billion fraud preferred against him.
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.
The resumed trial on Tuesday was for fixed for the adoption of
final written addresses.
Dariye’s counsel, Kanu agabi in his address, said “the
prosecution has failed to prove its case in this trial”. According
to him, the prosecution cannot prove that Mr. Dariye dishonestly
misappropriated plateau state funds because the term DISHONESTY was
not stated in the charges brought against the former governor.
In reply, Rotimi Jacobs representing the federal government said
the technical word DISHONESTLY is embedded in sec 315 of the Penal
Code from which the charges filed against the defendant were drawn.
He urged the court to discountenance the claims of the
defendant.
Justice Adebukola Banjoko of a Federal High Court in Gudu has
fixed Tuesday, June 12, 2018, for final judgment
8 years after his arraignment, former governor of Plateau state,
Joshua Dariye will on Tuesday, June 12 face judgment over alleged
N1.162 billion fraud preferred against him.
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.
The resumed trial on Tuesday was for fixed for the adoption of
final written addresses.
Dariye’s counsel, Kanu agabi in his address, said “the
prosecution has failed to prove its case in this trial”. According
to him, the prosecution cannot prove that Mr. Dariye dishonestly
misappropriated plateau state funds because the term DISHONESTY was
not stated in the charges brought against the former governor.
In reply, Rotimi Jacobs representing the federal government said
the technical word DISHONESTLY is embedded in sec 315 of the Penal
Code from which the charges filed against the defendant were drawn.
He urged the court to discountenance the claims of the
defendant.
Justice Adebukola Banjoko of a Federal High Court in Gudu has
fixed Tuesday, June 12, 2018, for final judgment