IT'S YOUR TURN! - EFCC GOES AFTER ORJI UZOR KALU FOR CORRUPTION

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), has once again arraigned
a former governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu
together with two other people on a 34-count
amended charge of fraud.
The former governor, his company Slok
Nigeria Limited and his former commissioner
for finance, Jones Udeogo, were re-arraigned
before the Federal High Court, Abuja on
Tuesday, September 27, with Justice Anwuri
Chikere presiding.
According to Punch, Uzor Kalu and other
defendants pleaded that the court wait for the
pending appeal by Slok before the Supreme
Court, however their plea failed.
Justice Chikere refused the defendants’
objection to their arraignment and ordered
that the amended charge be read to them.
They were accused of diverting about N3.2
billion from the Abia government’s treasury
during Kalu’s tenure as governor.
They defendants all pleaded not guilty to the
charges and Chikere allowed them on bail on
the terms attached to the bail granted them
on April 30, 2008. The court adjourned the
case till December 6 for commencement of
trial.
Meanwhile, a former chief naval staff Usman
Jibrin has been arraigned in court by the
EFCC.
Jibrin, a vice admiral (retired) was arraigned
on Tuesday, September 27, alongside three
others – Bala Mshelia, Shehu Ahmadu, both
retired rear admirals and Habour Bay
International limited – over allegations of
criminal conspiracy.
The EFCC alleged that the former naval chief
and the other accused persons allegedly
conspired and bought a house of N600 million
while in office.




Sourced and edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE