That you CHIEF JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE on or about 29th November 2000 at Abuja in the Abuja
Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory dishonestly misappropriated
certain Properties to wit: the Sum of N53, 600,643.05 (Fifty Three Million, Six Hundred
Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty Three Naira, Five Kobo) belonging to the Plateau State
Government and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code
Act Cap 532 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 1990.
COUNT 21
That you CHIEF JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE on or about 24thNovember 2001 at Abuja in the Abuja
Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory while being the Governor of Plateau
State and in such capacity entrusted with dominion over certain Properties to wit: the Sum of N21,
000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira) which Sum formed part of the Funds of Plateau State
Government committed Criminal Breach of Trust in respect of the said Properties and you thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of
Federation of Nigeria 1990.
COUNT 22
That you CHIEF JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE on or about 24th November 2001 at Abuja in the Abuja
Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory dishonestly misappropriated
certain Properties, to wit: the Sum of N21, 000,000.00 (Twenty One Million Naira) belonging to the
Plateau State Government and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 309 of
the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 1990.
COUNT 23
That you CHIEF JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE on or about 19th July 2001 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial
Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory while being the Governor of Plateau State
and in such capacity entrusted with dominion over certain Properties, to wit: Plateau State
Government Ecological Funds released by the Federal Government to address ecological problems of
the State, committed Criminal Breach of Trust in respect of the said Property by diverting the Sum of
N250, 000, 000. 00 (Two Hundred Million Naira) thereof into the Private Account of a company
known as Pinnacle Communications Limited and part of which Money was used to purchase for you
Flat 28, Regents Plaza Apartment, 8 Greville Road, London NW8 at the Sum of £395, 000 (Three
Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Pounds) and you thereby committed an Offence punishable
underSection 315 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 1990.
The Defendant was initially arraigned on the 13th day July of 2007, and after his Plea was taken, had
filed a Motion dated the 17th day of July 2007, seeking to Quash the Charges preferred against him.
This Court gave a Considered Ruling, refusing the Application and the Defendant appealed the Court’s
Ruling through the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
In 2015, the Supreme Court dismissed the Defendant’s Appeal ordering him to proceed with his Trial
and further ordering Accelerated and Expeditious Hearing of the Case.
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