The Plateau High Court, in Jos, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, of N6.3 billion corruption charges preferred against them by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court also acquitted his co-defendant, who is a former cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government.
Mr Jang, a serving senator, and Yusuf Pam have been standing trial since 4 May, 2018.
The EFCC had charged them with 17 counts on misappropriation of state funds.
The judge, Christen Dabup, who delivered the judgement, said that the court did not find Messrs Jang and Pam guilty of any of the charges.
“The court did not find the accused persons guilty of any of the charges and they are hereby discharged and acquitted,” she said.
Reacting to the judgment, defence lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said that the court found no merit whatsoever in any of the 17 count charges.
The News Agency of Nigeria…
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