At last, Senator Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau State, and a former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, who were granted state pardon by the National Council of State have been released from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
Five days after the Council of State granted pardon to 159 convicts, the former governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State and 157 others have yet to breathe the air of freedom. Our correspondent gathered on Monday that they would not be released from the custodial centres until the […]
Cites health and age grounds for Dariye, Nyame The National Council of State has granted state pardon to former Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame of Plateau and Taraba States respectively, who are serving terms in jail for corruption. The governors were among 159 prisoners pardoned by the Council at a meeting presided over by […]