Court adjourns ex-governor Jang's case N6.3bn for trial
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A Plateau State High Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against a former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, and a former state government cashier, Yusuf Pam, for alleged N6.3 billion fraud.
Judge Christy Dabup reserved judgment on the four-year-old case, saying the judgment date will be released to parties involved in the lawsuit.
The court issued its decision after the prosecution and defense attorney adopted their written addresses.
When the case resumed in Jos on Thursday, EFCC lead counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) filed two motions asking the court to grant him the permission to appeal a previous court decision. against the anti-corruption agency during the trial in the trial.
However, the lawyer for the second defendant, Sunday Odey, opposed the requests and urged the court to proceed with the case of the day since the requests had no relation to the adoption of their final addresses.< /p>
After a heated argument between the two parties, Jacob conceded to the defense attorney that the case of the day, which was the adoption of written addresses, should proceed as planned.< /p>
In his address, Jang's lead attorney, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), urged the court to dismiss all charges against his client and release him as the prosecution failed to proved his case beyond a reasonable doubt.
In response, the prosecution attorney urged the court to uphold his case.
Counsel for the second defendant, in his address, also urged the court to dismiss the lawsuits and insisted that his client had done nothing wrong to warrant his lawsuit.< /p>
Judge Dabup, then adjourned the case saying "the decision for this case will be at a date to be communicated later."
Please share this story:
A Plateau State High Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against a former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, and a former state government cashier, Yusuf Pam, for alleged N6.3 billion fraud.
Judge Christy Dabup reserved judgment on the four-year-old case, saying the judgment date will be released to parties involved in the lawsuit.
The court issued its decision after the prosecution and defense attorney adopted their written addresses.
When the case resumed in Jos on Thursday, EFCC lead counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) filed two motions asking the court to grant him the permission to appeal a previous court decision. against the anti-corruption agency during the trial in the trial.
However, the lawyer for the second defendant, Sunday Odey, opposed the requests and urged the court to proceed with the case of the day since the requests had no relation to the adoption of their final addresses.< /p>
After a heated argument between the two parties, Jacob conceded to the defense attorney that the case of the day, which was the adoption of written addresses, should proceed as planned.< /p>
In his address, Jang's lead attorney, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), urged the court to dismiss all charges against his client and release him as the prosecution failed to proved his case beyond a reasonable doubt.
In response, the prosecution attorney urged the court to uphold his case.
Counsel for the second defendant, in his address, also urged the court to dismiss the lawsuits and insisted that his client had done nothing wrong to warrant his lawsuit.< /p>
Judge Dabup, then adjourned the case saying "the decision for this case will be at a date to be communicated later."
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