BREAKING: Kalu goes nowhere, remains in prison, no order to release him
Thompson Nsisongabasi
May 11, 2020
A former Governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu has remained in Kuje Prison because the judgment of the Supreme Court does not affect him.
READ ALSO: Jubilation as Boko Haram commander, Usamah killed in Borno
The Apex Court, it was learnt, did not issue any order for Kalu's release because he did not file any application for such.
READ ALSO: Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
The judgment only covers the Appellant, Mr. Ude Jones Udeogu, who challenged the propriety of a Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Mohammed Idris to try him.
READ ALSO: I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Correctional Service Mr. Jaafar Ahmed, has also refused to release Kalu because there was no any order from the Supreme Court.
READ ALSO: 5 AMAZING BENEFITS OF KOLA NUT
It was learnt Kalu may have to approach the Court of Appeal, where he has a pending matter, to ask for his release following the dismissal of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos by the Supreme Court.
According to a copy of the judgment exclusively obtained by THE NATION, the Supreme Court clearly stated that the judgment relates only to the Appellant.
READ ALSO: Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah Hails Governor Francis Nwifuru's Leadership on His Birthday
Details shortly...
Related Stories
REVEALED: How All Progressives Congress (APC) Played Into The Opposition Hands Ahead Of 2027 - Sumner Sambo Warns
I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
Why El-Rufai Was Returned To ICPC Custody?
Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
Tinubu Breaks Silence on Hardship, Inflation, Power Crisis - Vows Nigeria Will Overcome Economic Storm
"Terrorists Have Outgunned Our TroopsÔÇØ - Ndume Raises Alarm Over Boko Haram War, Sends Urgent Message To Tinubu
""
— Thompson Nsisongabasi