{"id":4113,"date":"2013-05-23T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/ex-gov-nyame-denies-statement-at-fraud-trial\/"},"modified":"2013-05-23T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T20:25:08","slug":"ex-gov-nyame-denies-statement-at-fraud-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/ex-gov-nyame-denies-statement-at-fraud-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Gov Nyame denies statement at fraud trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rev. Jolly Nyame, former governor of the Nigerian north eastern state of Taraba has added a new twist to his ongoing trial at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, as he told the court, presided over by Justice Adebukola Banjoko that the statements he made in June 2007 to the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, were made under duress.<\/p>\n
The former governor who was first arraigned in 2007 by the EFCC is facing a 41 count charge for criminal breach of trust and mismanagement of N1.36 billion.<\/p>\n
At the resumed hearing today, Nyame through his lawyer H.T Fajimite opposed the tendering of the statements he made during interrogation in 2007 on the grounds that they were made under duress, threat and promise of an advantage hence should not be admitted. <\/p>\n