List of convicts pardoned by president buhari Archives

A list of the 162 convicts recommended for pardon by the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative Of Mercy has emerged. On the list obtained by TheCable are scores of people convicted for fraud, money laundering, drug trafficking, forgery and stealing. The pardon had generated controversy because of the inclusion of Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state, and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba, who had both been convicted for criminal breach of trust relating to corruption charges. They were both said to be suffering from “life-threatening ailment” and “old…