A federal high court in Abuja has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, on allegations of N7.1 billion money laundering charge. The EFCC had prosecuted Kalu alongside Ude Udeogu, a former director of finance and accounts with the Abia state government, and Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Limited, on 39 counts of fraud involving N7.1 billion at a federal high court in Lagos. The court in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the Supreme Court did not in the verdict it gave on May 8, 2020, order the retrial of either kalu or his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited.
Justice Ekwo held that the Supreme Court only ordered the retrial of Udeogu, who was the Appellant before it.
Consequently, he held a suit Kalu filed to challenge the legal propriety of his planned re-arrainment by the EFCC.
The court has fixed January 11, 2022, for the arraignment of Udeogwu.
