Appeal court strikes out FG's bill to retry Orji Kalu

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out the bid by the Federal Government to commence fresh prosecution of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu in the ₦7.6B fraud and money laundering brought against him.

Delivering Judgement, Justice Joseph Oyewole held that the record of the appeal brought by the federal government was incompetent and unreliable for any court to use to grant the request of the government.

Justice Oyewole said that the record of appeal was not compiled, signed and certified by any person known to law.

He added that the name of the person who compiled, signed and certified the record was not reflected as required by law.

A Federal High Court had on December 5, 2019, jailed the former governor now a senator representing Abia North, for 12 years for stealing huge sums from the Treasury of Abia State while he was Governor of Abia State