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Breaking: Court Jails Kalu 12years For Fraud

A former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of N7.65bn fraud.

The 12-year sentence is the highest among the 39 counts convicting the defendants, the lowest sentence being three years.

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Mr Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd, was ordered to be forfeited to the federal government.

The court found the second convict, his former commissioner of Finance Jonnes udeogo guilty of 34 counts.

Credit: TVC

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