Abia State News Today

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, December 5, reportedly found Orji Uzor Kalu, senator and former governor of Abia state, guilty of alleged N7.65 billion fraud.

The smile played on his lips as he was being led out of the court by prison warders. Orji Uzor-Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, who had just been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, had earlier reportedly wiped away tears.

Convicted former governor of Abia state, on Thursday, December 5, pleaded with prison officers not to disgrace him before the public by handcuffing him.

Wata kotun reshen babbar kotun tarayya a jihar Legas, a ranar Alhamis ta yankewa sanata kuma tsohon gwamnan jihar Abia, Orji Kalu, shekaru 12 a gidan gyarna hali. Ta kamashi dumu-dumu ne da damfarar N7.65bn.

An anti-corruption group has raised an alarm over the sudden change of date for the final judgement on the alleged N7.6 billion fraud charge against a former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor-Kalu.

Wani jigo a jam’iyyar APC kuma tsohon dan takarar gwamnan jihar Abia karkashin jam’iyyar AAC a 2019, Ambasada Vincent Ubani, ya caccaki karamin ministan ma’adanai da karafuna, Dr Uchecukwu Ogah a kan rawar da ya taka yayin zaben j