Lawyers of former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of
the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, have concluded arrangements to to file a
stay of execution and bail pending appeal on his behalf following his
conviction over charges of N7.2 billion fraud brought against him and
two others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Muhammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in his
judgment yesterday, convicted Kalu, former director of finance in Abia
State, Jones Ude Udeogo, and a company, Slok Nigeria Ltd, on the alleged
offences.
Reacting to the court’s judgment , one of Kalu’s lawyers, Chief
Charles Ewelunta, confirmed that the legal team had obtained the
Certified True Copy (CTC) and would study the judgment to guide the
counsel in filing an appeal.
The counsel noted that before the appeal, the team will file
applications for a stay of execution and bail pending appeal on Kalu’s
behalf, which are permissible in law.
In his judgment, Justice Idris chronicled all counts and pronounced Kalu, Udeogu and Slok guilty.
In his sentence to Kalu, Justice Idris said: “On counts one, two,
three, and four, you are sentenced to five years imprisonment on each
count. On counts six to 11, you are sentenced to three years
imprisonment each. On counts 23 to 33 you are sentenced to three years
imprisonment on each count, while on counts 34 to 38, you are sentenced
to 12 years imprisonment each. On count 39, you are sentenced to five
years imprisonment.”
The court setenced the second defendant, (Udeogu) to three years
imprisonment on counts 23 to 33, and 10 years imprisonment on counts 34
to 38. He was also sentenced to five years imprisonment on counts 39.
For the company, Slok Nigeria Ltd, the court ordered that it be wound up and all its assets forfeited to the Federal Government.
The court held that the terms of imprisonment shall run concurrently.
Kalu and others were on October 31, 2016 arraigned, wherein they pleaded not guilty. The charges were amended on July 16, 2018.
In May 2018, Justice Idris who sat as trial judge in the charge
against Kalu, was elevated to the Court of Appeal. He, however,
continued to conduct trial following a fiat from the Appeal Court
President, authorising him to conclude the case .
Following accelerated hearing, Idris concluded trial of the
defendants in August 2019 and adjourned the case for adoption of
addresses.
On October 22, both the prosecution and defence counsels adopted
their written submissions before the court and Justice Idris
consequently reserved judgment until December 2, 2019. On December 2,
judgment was shifted to yesterday.
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