Former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame and ex-Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye have been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre on Monday.
The duo were granted presidential pardon in April, 2022.
This is coming three months after their pardon by the Council of State led by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on April 14, 2022.
A source from the correctional facility said that the former governors were set free around 2:15pm on Monday.
Also released were three other inmates from Suleja Custodial Centre in Niger State.
“They were granted pardon base on ill health, age and good conduct and industry while in the custodial centre,” he said.
Nyame was to serve a 12-year jail sentence for diverting N1.64 billion during his tenure as governor of Taraba, while Dariye was serving 10 years’ imprisonment for N1.126 billion fraud.
The council’s decision to release the duo had generated a lot of controversy.
