The Supreme Court had
nullified Dr Orji Uzor Kalu trial where he was jailed for 12 years over money
laundering to the tune of N7.65 billion, and ordered fresh trial.
Former Abia State Governor,
Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has recruited the service of 12 lawyers, including six Senior
Advocates of Nigeria, SANs to secure his release from prison.
But Kalu was still being
kept in prison despite the Supreme Court’s judgement.
However, the former
governor filed a motion on notice against the Federal Government at the Federal
High Court in Lagos, seeking to set aside his trial and conviction of last
December 5.
On the list of his 12-man
team of lawyers are Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN; Awa U. Kalu SAN; Chris Uche SAN;
Dr. U. Olatoke, SAN; Chef H.O Alolabi, SAN; Sylvester Elema SAN; Ikoro N. A.
Ikoro; Omosanya Popoola; C. Obidike; Nnamdi Awa Kalu; Vivien Udora and A S.
Amire.
According to The Nation, in
the motion, he argued that no legal basis existed for his continued
incarceration because the Supreme Court on May 8 pronounced his trial a nullity
and freed his co-defendant Jones Udeogu.
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