The Nigeria Correctional Service has said it has not released a former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, from the Kuje custodial facility because no warrant for his release from the Supreme Court has be
en received.
Reports had indicated that the senator was released on Friday shortly after the Supreme Court voided his December conviction in a multi-billion naira corruption trial. Njoku insisted that the senator would remain in custody, adding that “he would not be released until we get a warrant from the court.”
But the Supreme Court in its judgment held that the trial court acted without jurisdiction when it convicted Kalu, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu.
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