
Appeal Court Dismisses Attempt to Retry Orji Kalu
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s attempt to retry the former governor of Abia and the senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, in the N7.6bn fraud case preferred against him. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court had on December 5, 2019, sentenced the former governor to 12…