Orji Uzor-Kalu. |
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Federal High Court that sat in Lagos this morning, Thursday, the 5th of
December, 2019, found a former Abia State Governor and Senator representing a
part of Abia State, Orji Kalu, guilty of fraud.
Justice
Mohammed Idris who read the judgment is yet to pronounce the sentence for the
offences for which Mr Kalu stands convicted.
After
stating that Senator Orji Kalu was guilty of the offence, his lawyers are
attempting to persuade the court for a favourable sentence.
Orji
Uzor-Kalu has been facing trial for over a decade after he was arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly carting away
billions of naira while he served as Abia State governor. He was charged
alongside his company, Slok Nig. Ltd.
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