A Lagos based Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison.
Kalu who is the Senate Chief Whip was jailed for 12 years on December 5, 2019, after he was convicted of N7 .1 bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu.
Details later.
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