A Plateau State High Court in Jos has discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, of N6.3 billion corruption charges leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Christy Dabup, the judge, in a judgement delivered on Friday, also discharged Jang’s co-defendant, Yusuf Pam, former cashier in the office of the secretary to the Plateau state government.
The former governor alongside his co-accused was first arraigned before Daniel Longji, a judge, in March 2018 on a 17-count charge bordering on misappropriation of N6.3bn belonging to the state government.
Upon arraignment, they pleaded not guilty.
However, the case started de novo before Christy Dabup following the retirement of the previous judge, Longji, in December 2019.
Counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs and Mike Ozekhome, defence counsel had adopted their final addresses on July 14, 2022.
However, the court ruled in favour of the defendants and discharged them.
