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Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal High Court presiding in Abuja has detained the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in prison due to his purported unlawful misappropriation of public funds amounting to N109.4 billion. Idris was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 14 counts related to conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering. Justice Ajayi stated that Idris and other co-defendants in this case would remain in detention until Wednesday, when their bail requests would be considered. The suspended AGF, together with Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, were indicted on a 14-count indictment of theft and criminal breach of trust totaling N109, 485,57...

The governance of President Muhammadu Buhari has liberated former Plateau and Taraba States governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame from incarceration. NAIJATAB NEWS remembers that both ex-governors were granted a presidential amnesty by the Council of State, under the direction of President Buhari, on April 14, an event that sparked considerable negative feedback. Dariye and Nyame were found guilty by Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Abuja High Court in 2018 for embezzling N1.16bn and N1.6bn, respectively. Dariye, who served as Plateau Governor from 1999 to 2007, received a 14-year prison sentence, which was later reduced to 10 years by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, while the Supreme Court confirmed his conviction. In contrast, Rev Nyame, who was the Taraba Governor from 1999 ...

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BREAKING: Suspended Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris remanded in prison

Buhari’s govt releases Dariye, Nyame, others from prison