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The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Federal Government from retrying A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on the Seven point one billion Naira money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission earlier preferred against him.
In a judgement delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, the court held that the Supreme Court did not in the verdict it gave on May 8, 2020, order the retrial of either Mr. Kalu or his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited.
Justice Ekwo held that the Supreme Court only ordered the retrial of former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu, who was the appellant before it.
In the application filed through his lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Awa Kalu, the former governor argued that allowing the EFCC to try him afresh on the charge and same facts upon which he was earlier convicted and sentenced on December 5, 2019, would occasion him to suffer a double jeopardy.
Justice Idris had sentenced Kalu to twelve years imprisonment in his judgement delivered on December 5, 2019.
However, the Supreme Court nullified the judgment in May, 2020 following an appeal by Mr. Kalu.
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