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BREAKING! Appeal Court Decreases Ex-Gov Nyame Jail Term, Ask Him To Pay N495M

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has 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.

Jolly Nyame was sentenced to 14 years in prison for fraud

The court on Thursday, however, reduced the 14-year jail term, earlier given to Mr Nyame by a High Court in Abuja to 12 years.

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The appeal court, however, said the law compels the court to add a fine for each of the various convictions.

Meanwhile, during an initial judgement of the lower court in April, the court jailed Mr Nyame 14 years for various crimes whose penalties were to run concurrently.

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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