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Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

JUST IN: Orji Kalu regains freedom

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Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has regained his freedom.

Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison, after he was convicted of N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu.

Tables turned when the Federal High Court's decision was upturned by the Supreme Court in Abuja on grounds that it lacked jurisdiction to try the former governor.

The EFCC, however, promised to launch a fresh and immediate trial of the case because its evidence against Kalu and others are overwhelming, as earlier reported by MyNigeria.com.