A Plateau High Court on Tuesday declared that Former Governor of Plateau,Jonah Jang, has a case to answer in an alleged N6.3 billion money Laundering filed against him and one Yusuf Pam, Former Cashier, by EFCC.
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A Plateau High Court on Tuesday fixed December 23 for adoption of final written addresses on the alleged N6.3 billion fraud case against former Governor, Jonah Jang and his former cashier in the cabinet office, Yusuf Pam.
Justice Nafisa Musa, gave the order to enable the defence counsel formally present his client’s bail application.
Musa adjourned the case until November 11 for hearing.
Justice Dabup gave the order when Me Ada Emmanuel-Ajik, the Ada Gwom, Jos-Izere Chiefdom, Jos North Local Government announced his interest and appearance in the the case.
Former Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang on Friday, objected to an attempt by a witness, Jonah Kabong, a Civil servant, to tender two classified documents in Court on behalf of the EFCC.
A Plateau High Court sitting in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old dismissed solider, Sunday Umaru, to death by hanging, for hacking his lover to death over a message found on her phone.
The police charged Abubakar Sani, Abubakar Mohammed, Hussaini Musa, Mohammed Zubairu, Abulahi Mohammed, Ibrahim Usman, Mohammed Doma and Sadiq Abubakar with culpable homicide.
Justice Daniel Longji, handed down the sentence as he found Banchir guilty of killing his biological mother.
In his ruling, Justice Longji said the prosecution’s submission that Jang would jump bail and interfere with investigations was a mere speculation and without prove.
Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer of the Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Jos.
Dakwak, in an address at the commencement of the 2018 legal year on Monday in Jos, said that the Customary Court of Appeal registered 134 cases and disposed 53, while 82 were pending.