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ALLEGED FRAUD: Ex-govs Jang, Shekarau granted bail
Former Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Jonah Jang can now leave the four walls of the prison and go home.
This is as the High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday granted him bail.
A Federal High Court in Kano also on Wednesday granted bail to a former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on May 7 arraigned the senator representing Jos North at the Senate on 12- count charges bordering on alleged N6.3 billion fraud.
The court had on Wednesday, May 16 remanded the former governor in prison, pending ruling in his bail application over the alleged corruption and misappropriation case.
When the matter came up on Thursday, the trial judge, Justice Daniel Longji, granted Jang bail on two conditions; two sureties in the sum of N100 million each. One of the sureties must be a First Class traditional ruler within the jurisdiction.
The senator must also deposit his international passport.
The second accused, a cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government, one Yusuf Pam, is to produce two sureties with N50 million each, with one of them being a Permanent Secretary or anyone within that rank as well as submission of international passport.
Jang was said to have committed the alleged corruption during his tenure in office.
In a related development, Shekarau was granted bail alongside Aminu Wali, and Mansur Ahmed.
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The trio, who are leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were said to have shared N950 million campaign funds prior to the 2015 elections.
The EFCC prosecuting them on a six-count charge bordering on conspiring to recieve cash payment without passing through a financial institution.
An offence the anti-graft agency said was contrary to section 15, 16,18 of the money laundering prohibition act 2011.
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