Senator Jonah David Jang claimed the EFCC violated
his fundamental right
- The former governor is demanding for N500 million
in damages
- He claimed his trial s being politically motivated
Senator Jonah David Jang has sued the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
claiming the anti-graft agency violated his
fundamental human right.
According to Guardian, the senator is demanding
N500 million in damages from the EFCC.
This came following a 12-count charge of
corruption related offences by the EFCC against
the former governor in Abuja and Plateau.
Peter David Dusu who is a member of the
senator’s legal team claimed “his travails started
after he left office in May 2015 when the All
Progressives Congress (APC) government accused
him of corruption and had followed it up by
petitioning the EFCC and the Independent
Corrupt Practices and other related offences
Commission (ICPC.)”
He said the EFCC claimed to have invited Jang for
questioning but he failed to show up.
“ When Jang went to the EFCC on his own volition, he told
them that he wanted to assure them that he would always
be available whenever he was needed.”
Dusu claimed that “Jang’s detention was
politically motivated because EFCC does not have
power to detain any person more than 24 hours
without charging him to court. “
Adegokblog. reported that the EFCC on Monday,
May 7, served the former governor of Plateau
state, Jonah Jang, a trial notice to notify him of
his impending trial over an alleged fraud of N6.3
billion.
Jang allegedly embezzled some special funds
released to the state by the Central Bank of
Nigeria during his tenure as governor, according
to a fact sheet obtained by The Nation.
The fact-sheet read: “In one of the counts, the former
governor, among other things, allegedly pocketed N2 billion
released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for
disbursement to small and medium enterprises in the state
under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Funds (MSMEDF) just a month before the
expiration of his tenure in April 2015.
his fundamental right
- The former governor is demanding for N500 million
in damages
- He claimed his trial s being politically motivated
Senator Jonah David Jang has sued the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
claiming the anti-graft agency violated his
fundamental human right.
According to Guardian, the senator is demanding
N500 million in damages from the EFCC.
This came following a 12-count charge of
corruption related offences by the EFCC against
the former governor in Abuja and Plateau.
Peter David Dusu who is a member of the
senator’s legal team claimed “his travails started
after he left office in May 2015 when the All
Progressives Congress (APC) government accused
him of corruption and had followed it up by
petitioning the EFCC and the Independent
Corrupt Practices and other related offences
Commission (ICPC.)”
He said the EFCC claimed to have invited Jang for
questioning but he failed to show up.
“ When Jang went to the EFCC on his own volition, he told
them that he wanted to assure them that he would always
be available whenever he was needed.”
Dusu claimed that “Jang’s detention was
politically motivated because EFCC does not have
power to detain any person more than 24 hours
without charging him to court. “
Adegokblog. reported that the EFCC on Monday,
May 7, served the former governor of Plateau
state, Jonah Jang, a trial notice to notify him of
his impending trial over an alleged fraud of N6.3
billion.
Jang allegedly embezzled some special funds
released to the state by the Central Bank of
Nigeria during his tenure as governor, according
to a fact sheet obtained by The Nation.
The fact-sheet read: “In one of the counts, the former
governor, among other things, allegedly pocketed N2 billion
released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for
disbursement to small and medium enterprises in the state
under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Funds (MSMEDF) just a month before the
expiration of his tenure in April 2015.
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