Former Abia Governor, Orji Kalu Re-arraigned By EFCC For N3.2bn Fraud In Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu alongside two others on a 34- count amended charge bordering on fraud. Kalu, his company, Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance, Jones Udeogo, were re-arraigned before Justice Anwuri Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday. The duo, however, prayed that the court should await the pending appeal by Slok before the Supreme Court. Justice Chikere had turned down the defendants’ objection to their arraignment and ordered that the charge be read to them immediately. Kalu and others were in the amended charge accused of diverting about N3.2 billion from the Abia government’s treasury during Kalu’s tenure as governor. They all pleaded not guilty to the charges and Justice Chikere allowed them on bail on the terms attached to the bail granted them on April 30, 2008. They had eight years earlier been arraigned before Justice Adamu Bello, who is now retired. The court adjourned the case till December 6 for commencement of trial.

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