₦airaland Forum

The Plateau State High Court has remanded a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, in Jos prison.

The court made the decision after it denied an application by Mr Jang’s counsel, Robert Clarks, for his bail following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday.

Mr Jang, who is currently the senator representing Plateau North district, is facing a 12-count charge of diverting N6.3 billion alongside a former cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Yusuf Pam.

They were alleged to have committed the offence while Mr Jang was governor of the state.

After pleading not guilty to the charges; their counsel, Mr Clarks, applied for their bail.

But prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, opposed the application, saying the accused, particularly Mr Jang, has tough credentials as a three-time governor, former Nigerian military general and serving senator, and may therefore intimidate prosecution witnesses if given bail.

He said granting them bail will not be in the best interest of justice.

The trial judge, Daniel Longji, thereafter ruled that the accused persons be remanded at the Jos Prisons till the next sitting of the court on Thursday May 24.

Earlier on Wednesday, the court struck out charges filed by the Independent Corruption Practice and other related offensive Commission (ICPC) against Mr Jang.

This was after counsel to ICPC, Adeshina Raheem, told the court that the commission was withdrawing its case to avoid duplication of charges against the former governor.

Mr Jang has been in the custody of the EFCC since Monday last week.

SweetJoystick:
The workshop is for women.

NairalandCS:
Iffa hear say this one na hips.

AbakalikiPress:
Training at Ibom tropicana hotel.... Lmao!

What a country

Splinz:
Mouthpiece of Ijaw Nation, please tell us more.

Abadsheddy:
It is my profession but I am not too satisfied with the paid though they promise to increase the salary at time. my question is is it OK for starting

MrBrownJay1:
Can someone catch one of these deportees to Comfirm if 1.4billionNaira was indeed given (7million each), or if that is just BS religious propaganda as usual.... As none of them is showing even a 1000naira note, nor a check but instead a piece of paper written 7million.

IpobExposed:
Nnamdi Kanu is a shameless man. He can't fulfill his words.

He said he will never come out of prison until Biafra flag is raised. But here he is he came out without the Biafra flag with his fake health condition.

Nnamdi Kanu also said he will not come out from kuje Without his men in this video
But he failed his blabbing promise useless animal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVR9PTajL88

Nnamdi Kanu also said 2015 that he will not pay any bail because he is innocent.

but here he is.

Shameless animal.




Nnamdi Kanu after all noise making about USA and Russia later paid the bail money.
Later left his men.
Later fulfilled our bail condition instead of his own.