Former Governor Darius Ishaku Faces 15 Charges in Federal High Court

Former Governor of Taraba State Darius Ishaku was brought before the federal high court in Abuja on Thursday, facing a total of 15 charges brought forth by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The charges against the former Governor include improperly taking a total of N1.10 billion from August 25, 2015, to March 21, 2016, diversion of a total of N1.1 billion in state funds for their own personal benefit. Accused of misappropriating N193 million between January 2019 and April 2021, another N650 million was misappropriated between January 6, 2019, and April 29, 2021.

Others are the diversion of N170 million for personal use between January 6, 2019, and April 29, 2021, misappropriation of N201.9 million from January 2019 to April 2021. Additionally, during the same period, the defendants were said to have diverted another N132.1 million.

The defendant was also alleged to have misappropriated N3.3 billion and an additional N639.4 million during the period from July 19, 2019, to February 5, 2021, between September 30, 2016, and February 23, 2021, it is alleged that the former governor and Yero misappropriated N993 million as outlined in count 12.

Between May and December 2015, it is alleged that the defendants misappropriated N90 million.

Ishaku is the sole defendant responding to counts 14 and 15, which accuse him of allegedly misappropriating N23 million and N761.3 million from October 2016 to January 2018.