Bala Ngilari

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Charge:	Corruption (including Public Corruption)
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.04
Year Crime:
Year Convicted:	2017
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Nigeria
County or Region of Crime:	Adamawa
City of Crime:	Yola
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Bala Ngilari was wrongly convicted of public corruption for financial fraud on March 6, 2017 in Yola, Nigeria. Ngilari prosecution was based on the purchase of 25 vehicles at a cost of N169 million when he was the governor of Nigeria's Adamawa State, that allegedly did not adhere to the procurement laws of the state. Ngilari was jointly tried with two codefendants -- the former Secretary to the State Government, and the Commissioner of Finance -- who were acquitted. After finding Ngilari guilty of four charges -- but acquitting him of conspiracy -- Justice Nathan Musa sentenced Ngilari to five years in prison without the option of paying a fine to avoid serving the sentence. On June 20, 2017 the Yola Division of the Court of Appeal ordered Ngilari's acquittal based on lack of merit of the prosecution's case and insufficient proof of the charges. After Ngilari's acquittal his lawyer, Obed Wadzani told reporters that the charges did not state what specific offense he committed. Ngilari had spent only a few weeks in jail after his conviction before his release on bail."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On June 20, 2017 the Yola Division of the Court of Appeal ordered Ngilari's acquittal based on lack of merit of the prosecution's case and insufficient proof of the charges."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Appeal court quashes conviction of former Adamawa governor, By Nan, The Guardian (Nigeria), July 20, 2017"
Information Location 1:	https://guardian.ng/news/appeal-court-quashes-conviction-of-former-adamawa-governor/
Information Source 2:	"Appeal Court acquits ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari, By Wale Odunsi, Daily Post (Nigeria), July 20, 2017"
Information Location 2:	http://dailypost.ng/2017/07/20/breaking-appeal-court-acquits-ex-adamawa-governor-ngilari/
Information Source 3:	"Appeal Court Reverses Sentencing, Acquits Ngilari, By Daji Sani (in Yola), This Day (Nigeria), July 21, 2017"
Information Location 3:	https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/07/21/appeal-court-reverses-sentencing-acquits-ngilari/
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Bala Ngilari

Charge:

Corruption (including Public Corruption)

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.04

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2017

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Nigeria

County or Region of Crime:

Adamawa

City of Crime:

Yola

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On June 20, 2017 the Yola Division of the Court of Appeal ordered Ngilari's acquittal based on lack of merit of the prosecution's case and insufficient proof of the charges."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Appeal court quashes conviction of former Adamawa governor, By Nan, The Guardian (Nigeria), July 20, 2017"

Information Location 1:

https://guardian.ng/news/appeal-court-quashes-conviction-of-former-adamawa-governor/

Information Source 2:

"Appeal Court acquits ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari, By Wale Odunsi, Daily Post (Nigeria), July 20, 2017"

Information Location 2:

http://dailypost.ng/2017/07/20/breaking-appeal-court-acquits-ex-adamawa-governor-ngilari/

Information Source 3:

"Appeal Court Reverses Sentencing, Acquits Ngilari, By Daji Sani (in Yola), This Day (Nigeria), July 21, 2017"

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https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/07/21/appeal-court-reverses-sentencing-acquits-ngilari/

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