Orji Uzor Kalu Lands Back At EFCC's Net: Re-appears Before Federal High Court Over N2.7bn Fraud While He Was Governor


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday  re-arraigned Orji Uzor Kalu, Former Governor of Abia State on accusations of diversion of state funds to the tune of N2.7bn while he was the state Chief Executive.
Kalu who was before now arraigned before Justice Anwuri Chikere of the Abuja division of the court and later transfered to the Lagos Court by Chief Justice Ibrahim Auta is now appearing before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Lagos Federal High Court.

The funds were reportedly diverted in pockets which subsume the following sums; N200m, N50m, N200m, N300.8m, N545m, N429m, N288.4m, N190m, N157m, N152.8m, N100m, N84m and N50m between August 13, 2003 and January 12, 2005.

Orji who is the Chairman of Slok Nigeria Limited is presently charged alongside  his company who was accused of conspiring with one Emeka Abone to hide the funds in its account.

However, Kalu was granted bail.

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