We’re set for Orji Kalu’s re-trial — EFCC
has said it would immediately begin a fresh trial of former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, for theft of public fund and money laundering.
It held that trial judge, Justice Mohammed Liman, was no longer a judge of the court as he had been elevated to the Court of Appeal at the time of the judgement and thus lacked the powers to return to sit as a high court judge.In reaction to the verdict, the EFCC in a statement on Friday described the order as “quite unfortunate.”
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