Earlier reported that the former governor was tried, convicted and sentence to 12-year jail term for diversion of about 7.1 billion funds from the Abia government’s coffers.
But the Supreme Court had on May 8, 2020, overturned his sentencing, adding that the then trial judge, Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos, ruled without jurisdiction in the conviction of Kalu, Slok Nigeria Limited and former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu.
Based on the apex court’s verdict, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which prosecuted the case, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to transfer the corruption retrial of Kalu and others to the Lagos Division of the court.
But Slok’s counsel, Marvel Akpoyibo, told Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday that he has a motion ex parte seeking “an Order of Prohibition prohibiting the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, her agents, her officers, servants, privies and any other person or bodies deriving authority from the Federal Republic of Nigeria from retrying the applicant on charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/56/07 or any other charge based on the same facts.”
The company further alleged that they were being embarrassed and harassed by the prosecution.
