Joshua Chibi Dariye

Joshua Chibi Dariye was the Governor of Plateau State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria from May 1999 through May 2007, during which time he was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party. During Mr. Dariye's administration, more than USD 11.9 million was misappropriated. Many of these funds were funneled into bank accounts in the United Kingdom and Nigeria under his name and close associates. In addition, Dariye used aliases to hide his wealth, such as purchasing property in London under the alias "Joseph Dagwan" and business front "Ebenezer Retnan Ventures." 

Joshua Dariye's ill-gotten wealth in the United Kingdom was confiscated through two civil actions against him by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2005 and 2007. The first civil action recovered a property purchased by Dariye for GBP. 395,000, while the second civil action recovered assets up to US $5.7 million. In addition, GBP 200,000 was recovered from Joyce Oyebanjo, one of Dariye's close associates and guardian of his children in a Southwark Crown Court on April 4th, 2007.

After losing his legal immunity in 2007, Mr. Dariye was arrested and is currently being tried for corruption and money laundering by the Nigerian Economic Financial Crimes Commission in the High Court of Abuja at Gudu.