Nyame was handed a 14-year sentence for criminal breach of trust; seven for gratification; five for dishonesty; and two for criminal misappropriation. By AFPMore by this AuthorABUJAA Nigerian former state governor was today found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 14 years in prison after a long-running trial lasting more than a decade. Judge Adebukola Banjoko said the former governor of Taraba state in northeastern Nigeria had behaved “like a common thief with an unbridled greed”. Nyame was handed a 14-year sentence for criminal breach of trust; seven for gratification; five for dishonesty; and two for criminal misappropriation. Last year, another former state governor, James Bala Ngilari, was jailed for five years for irregularities in a procurement contract.

Source: Daily Nation May 31, 2018 03:00 UTC