Just In: Court bars EFCC from retrial of ex-governor, Orji Kanu

A Federal High Court has disallowed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) from retrial  of ex-Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu.

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Justice Inyang Ekwo provided the order while delivering judgment in an application filed by the former governor seeking an order of court prohibiting the EFCC from retrying him on a charge for which he had already been tried and convicted.

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The judge said: “An order is hereby made prohibiting the Federal Government through the EFCC from retryiing the applicant (Kalu) on charge no. FHC/ABJ/CR/56/2007 since there was no order in the judgment of the Supreme Court for the retrial of Kalu.”