There was celebrations in the homes of two former governors – Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau, and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba, following their release from the Kuje prison on Monday.
They were released following the perfection of all necessary documents and conditions.
In April, both former governors, among 159 inmates across the country were granted state pardon at a council of state meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The two former governors, who were both jailed for fraud, were granted pardon on the grounds of age and ill health.
Nyame was convicted in 2018 and given 14 years imprisonment for diverting public funds, but his sentence was later reduced to 12 years in 2020, following a ruling by the supreme court which affirmed the judgment of the court of appeal on the matter.
On his part, Dariye was sentenced to 14 years in prison for N1.126 billion fraud, but his jail term was reduced by four years, following a verdict by the supreme court affirming an earlier judgment by the court of appeal.
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