JUST IN: Orji Uzor Kalu Arrives Court For Arraignment On Fraud Allegations | READ DETAILS
Chukwuemeka Chukwueke
Feb 02, 2021
Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of his arraignment.
The ex-governor is set to be docked before Justice Inyang Ekwo on money laundering related charges.
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It will be recalled that Senator Kalu, who was the governor of Abia State from 1999 to 2007, was earlier found guilty and handed a 12-year jail term by the Lagos Division of the court.
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The trial court convicted him alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu, for allegedly stealing about N7.1billion from the state treasury.
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