Jolly Nyame. Jailed former Governor of Taraba State. |
The
Court of Appeal in Abuja this afternoon ordered the former Taraba State
Governor, Jolly Nyame, to pay a fine of N495 million for alleged
misappropriation of funds while he was governor of Taraba State from 1999 to
2007.
The court however
reduced the 14-year jail term earlier given to Mr. Nyame by a High Court in
Abuja to 12 years.
The appeal court
said the law compels the court to add a fine for each of the various
convictions.
During an
initial judgment of the lower court in April, the court jailed Jolly Nyame 14
years for various crimes which penalties were to run concurrently.
But the
appellate court in a fresh ruling on Friday said Mr. Nyame ought to have been
given a capital punishment, but for the constitutional constraint on the court
to stick to the provisions of the law.
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