Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, who trial was nullified by the Supreme Court, has been released from prison.
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Kalu and Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance and account of Abia state on 36 counts of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion and they were jailed in December.
However, May 8, 2020, the supreme court nullified the trial of Kalu’s co-convict and ordered a retrial of Orji Kalu.
The apex court held that Mohammed Idris, the trial judge who had been elevated to the court of appeal at the time of the case, ought not to have presided over the matter while he was an appeal court judge.
On Tuesday, a federal high court in Lagos ordered the release of Kalu.
Below are photos of Kalu leaving the prison:
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Kalu with wife
