The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu and two others on a 34-count amended charge bordering on fraud.
Kalu, his company, Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance, Jones Udeogo, were re-arraigned before Justice Anwuri Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday.
The duo, however, prayed that the court should await the pending appeal by Slok before the Supreme Court.
Chikere had turned down the defendants’ objection to their arraignment and ordered that the charge be read to them immediately.
Kalu and others were in the amended charge accused of diverting about N3.2 billion from the Abia government’s treasury during Kalu’s tenure as governor.
They 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.
They had eight years earlier been arraigned before Justice Adamu Bello, who is now retired.
The court adjourned the case till December 6 for commencement of trial.
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*Wow,even Kalu?I thought he was a 'naturally' rich man..lol
No hes nt.
ReplyDeleteHes an "artificially" rich man.
Orji was rich before he became the governor fraudulently and richer when he became the governor.He was the best for Abians then,
Delete'Chop I chop syndrome'..Salaries were paid before 26th of every month and people were not hungry.Unlike now people are crying for help.
T.A finished Abia state.
Is there any natural rich man in Nigeria without a fraudulent history? When I mean rich I mean rich o. Don't come under my comment and spit venom oh bvs
ReplyDeleteEfcc I dey hear u..
ReplyDeleteThere is no how Orji Kalu can be arrested without T A Orji,the two worked hand in hand.
If his commissioner for finance was there, his chief of staff should equally be there.
Nothing will come out of this arraignment. This is Nigeria for u
ReplyDeleteStella abeg don't kill me with laughter, naturally rich kor, artificially poor man nii
ReplyDeleteNaturally rich. How him father leave for am?
ReplyDeleteUntil it begins to reach the apc members too, I choptas not.
ReplyDeleteYes!
ReplyDeleteTime to go down OUK! Evil man.
Nice job EFCC.
ReplyDeletePlease backdate to Pre-Obasanjo era
Ok ooo
ReplyDeleteNo stella, that man contributed in rendering Aba as useless as it is now, followed by his successor, Thief T. A orji
ReplyDeletefor their head
ReplyDeleteKalu's travails may have something to do with his refusal to evict FFK from his multi million dollars Abuja mansion.
ReplyDeleteAhahahahah you know this.
DeleteStella sef, almost all Nigerian politicians are rich from loots. Naturally rich ba wo!
ReplyDeleteLol Stella, naturally rich indeed. But I heard he was rich even before he became governor. I don't know o!
ReplyDeleteThey should bundle T.A orji too
ReplyDeletehahahaha Kalu that has been supporting vuhari. what a pity.
ReplyDeleteabeg they should deal with him jare. I no see wetin he do for abia state.
Adjourned to December ke, na so they go adjourn till dem old come die
ReplyDeleteOh my Father in heaven let your vengeance come speedily on these cankerworms of our great land so your people can have a sigh of relief. This I pray. Amen
ReplyDeletelol naturally rich
ReplyDeleteAbbeg EFCC should stop insulting Orji Kali. How can he steal only 3 billion? JUST 3? that guy and TA stole every single penny the state had so we should be talking 100 billion and more. 3 billion should be his mothers share alone, not the total stolen. All these thieves should be locked up and our money recovered. Heartless men. You need to see Aba. Their own state. Shameless politicians. To think he wanted to be President. Hian
ReplyDeleteMay God bless you even in dis this Biafra struggle I wonder if an abia man can be president with the way they have taken badly care of their state ranging from bad rd,low health facilities,empty treasury of the state,the only state owned company thats the newspaper he sold it to himself, relocate it to Lagos state & rename it Sun newspaper, I will keep on saying dis God will never have mercy on our wicked politicians& their generation will be cursed. Inukwa 3billion or 300billion dollars.
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