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What is Joshua Dariye’s legal position?

Joshua Dariye

Nigerian politician who was Governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007 and later a senator for Plateau Central, and who was convicted of criminal breach of trust in an EFCC prosecution.

Most recent filing Apr 2022Last confirmed 26 Oct 20266 sources

  1. Question

    What is Joshua Dariye’s legal position?

  2. Present position

    ConvictedPresent position

    The conviction for criminal breach of trust is final after the March 2021 Supreme Court judgment; he was pardoned in April 2022 and released from custody.

  3. Detail

    EFCC prosecution over diversion of Plateau State Ecological Fund money

    Convicted

    The conviction for criminal breach of trust is final after the March 2021 Supreme Court judgment; he was pardoned in April 2022 and released from custody.1 2 3 4 5

    Authority
    High Court of the Federal Capital Territory; Court of Appeal, Abuja; Supreme Court of Nigeria; prosecuted by the EFCC
    Status as of
    12 Mar 2021
    History
    1. 12 Jun 2018FCT High Court (Justice Adebukola Banjoko) convicted him on 15 of 23 counts of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation; sentenced to 14 years and 2 years, concurrent.
    2. 16 Nov 2018Court of Appeal, Abuja upheld the conviction but reduced the sentences to 10 years (criminal breach of trust) and 1 year (misappropriation).
    3. 12 Mar 2021Supreme Court upheld the 10-year sentence for criminal breach of trust and quashed the misappropriation convictions; appeal allowed in part.
    4. 14 Apr 2022Granted a presidential pardon at a Council of State meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari; subsequently released from Kuje correctional centre.

  4. Authorities cited

    1. PrimarySenator Joshua Dariye Bags 14 Years for N1.16bn FraudEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission · 12 Jun 2018
    2. SecondarySupreme Court upholds 10-year sentence on Joshua Dariye, ex-Plateau governorInternational Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) · 12 Mar 2021
    3. SecondaryBuhari pardons Dariye, Nyame — the two ex-governors jailed for fraudTheCable · Apr 2022
    4. PrimaryNigerian Government releases former governors, Dariye, Nyame from prisonVoice of Nigeria · Apr 2022
    5. SecondaryJust in: Supreme Court upholds 10-year sentence on ex-Plateau Gov DariyeTheNigeriaLawyer · 12 Mar 2021

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Revision note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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