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JUDGEMENT DAY: ALLEGED N7.65BN FRAUD, KALU KNOWS FATE DEC 2

Afnews Editor

Oct 22, 2019

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 2, 2019 for judgment in the trial of a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others for an alleged N7.65bn fraud.

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Justice Mohammed Idris fixed the date after the prosecution and the defence adopted their written addresses in the 12-year-old case.

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Kalu's co-defendants are his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited; and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Kalu's tenure as governor.

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In an amended 39 counts, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused them of conspiring and diverting N7.65bn from the coffers of the state.

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