Following the judgement delivered to convicted former Assistant Director of Police Pension, John Yakubu Yusuf in the police pension scam case, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected the judgement stating that it would file an appeal against the judgment. In a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the commission expressed reservation over the judgment stating that “the option of fine runs contrary to the understanding between the prosecution and the defence wherein the convict consented to a custodial sentence with the forfeiture of all assets and money that are proceeds of the crime”. The commission stated that it would file an appeal against the judgement.

It would be recalled that John Yakubu Yusuf, one of the six persons standing trial in the N32.8billion Police Pension scam was handed a six-year jail term, with the option of N750, 000 fine .