EFCC to Appeal Acquittal of Jang, Pam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will appeal the Friday judgement of a Plateau State High Court discharging and acquitting a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, and an ex-cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Yusuf Pam, of the charges of alleged N6.3bn fraud preferred against them by the commission.

The commission stated this in a press statement posted to its verified Twitter page and signed by its Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, Friday afternoon.

The statement, which is 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 Lawyer reported that ex-governor Jang, and former cashier in the OSSG of Plateau State, Pam, were on Friday morning discharged and acquitted of the 17 counts against them.

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.”