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On Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared that it would appeal the Friday judgement of a Plateau State High Court. Recall that Nollywood Times reported that the former governor was discharged and acquitted of the 17 count charges of alleged N6.3bn fraud preferred against him and an ex-cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Yusuf Pam, by the high court.
Reacting to the judgement, the commission said in a press statement signed by its Head, Media, and Publicity on Friday afternoon, Wilson Uwujaren, released on its verified Twitter.
The statement, titled, ‘Alleged N6.3b Fraud: EFCC to Appeal Jonah Jang, Pam’s Acquittal’, stated that the EFCC had initiated processes for an appeal “immediately.”
The commission’s statement read, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the Friday, September 2, 2022 judgment of Justice C. L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, discharging and acquitting a former governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah David Jang and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, OSSG, Yusuf Pam, of the seventeen-count charges bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of Plateau State funds to the tune of N6.3 billion.
“The Commission has initiated processes for an Appeal immediately.”
Source: punchng.com
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