An FCT High Court has sentenced Joshua Dariye, a former governor of Plateau state, to 14-years in prison.
Dariye was found guilty of 14 counts out of 23 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Dariye, a serving senator was found guilty of diverting One Billion Ecological Funds for Plateau state while he was a governor.
The former governor was said to have used an account belonging to Ebenezer Reitner Ventures, a company he owns, to divert ecological fund.
The account was domiciled in Sun Trust Bank.
Dariye has been standing trial for over ten years.
After delivering a judgement which lasted for over five hours by Adebukola Banjoko, the judge, Paul Eroko, counsel to Dariye pleaded for a light sentence.
Dariye’s son, Nanle, is also been arraigned for money laundering.
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