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Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by free2ryhme: 6:22am On Apr 28, 2012





Abia State High Courtchannels televisionEconomic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC)former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor-Kalu

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) can prosecute the former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor-Kalu, ruling that the anti-graft agency has established prime-facie cases against the defendant.

The former state governor had approached the appellate court to set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court that the former governor had a case to answer. Some of issues raised for determination by Kalu’s counsel, Awa Kalu (SAN) included the declaration by the Appeal court that the appellants were arraigned on non-existent law and that the proof of evidence did not disclose a prima facie case against the appellants.

He also argued that since the Abia State High Court had issued an ex-parte motion on the matter, the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the case. He also sought the leave of the appellate court to enforce his fundamental human rights by declaring his arrest, detention, and arraignment a nullity.

The former governor’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd sought similar leave as he also asked the court to determine whether the EFCC and the federal government were competent to prosecute a case involving the revenue of a state.

In a unanimous ruling read by Justice Eko on behalf of Justices Kayode Bada and Regina Nwodo, the appellate court resolved all the grounds of appeal in favour of the respondent and dismissed the appeal for lack of merit.

Justice Eko noted that the proof of evidence attached to the 97 count charge preferred against the appellants by the EFCC disclosed a prima facie case against the former governor and others.

He further said that as far as there is a link which prima facie is all about, the appellants had an obligation to stand trial to defend themselves.

He ruled that the ex-parte order of May 31, 2007 by Abia State High Court, asking the Federal High Court to stay all proceedings against Orji was a racquet suit aimed at frustrating his arrest and subsequent prosecution.

Describing the ex-parte motion as an abuse of court process, the judge stated that the order was “an order at large, personal rather than definite. It was an order made as an ex-parte and not at the course of trial.”

On whether EFCC had the competence to charge the appellants, the court maintained that both the EFCC Establishment Act and the Money laundering and Prohibition Act, had given the commission power to prosecute offenders. “

In his reaction to the ruling, prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs expressed satisfaction with the judgment, noting that the Appeal Court ruling had vindicated his position that the Abia High Court Order was intended to protect Kalu from prosecution and exposed the hollowness of the position of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Andoakaa that the order must be obeyed.

The EFCC had on July 27, 2007 arraigned former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu before an Abuja High court on a 107 count charge of money laundering, official corruption and criminal diversion of public funds totalling over five billion.







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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by mansmith(m): 9:33am On Apr 28, 2012
good,but at the end of d day...

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Tos87(m): 9:39am On Apr 28, 2012
dis one na TORI??....infact this is long overdue.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Super1759: 9:40am On Apr 28, 2012
No need for al these..they are incompetent.bankole and co how far...mchewwww abeg! Next!!!!!
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by chrishenzo: 9:43am On Apr 28, 2012
Why should it take so long. Now let's wait and see the outcome. Always the same story day in day out!!!!!!!! embarassed lipsrsealed cry
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by aieromon(m): 9:47am On Apr 28, 2012
The guy should remain in Nigeria where he will walk at the end of the day if he plays his cards right. undecided
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Sweetjoe(m): 9:57am On Apr 28, 2012
Play-play.........naira land next!!
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Nellyd(f): 10:09am On Apr 28, 2012
He shudnt be the only one,all d former governors and infact all politicians shud all be made to face d music. They are all d same.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by PeroRemzy(m): 10:20am On Apr 28, 2012
Obj number 1 enemy
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by armadeo(m): 10:30am On Apr 28, 2012
story land story land. . . . . I hope you have sense not like thief James. Better don't run oh. You can stay here and corrupt the judges. Lol lets see if this does not end like all home videos. We knoW the end from the beginning. Nigeria don get sense.

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by sirwilli(m): 10:57am On Apr 28, 2012
No be lie, na the level
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by aare07(m): 11:01am On Apr 28, 2012
OBJ number 1 enemy during third term agenda. He cannot scout free.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by mygsmnairacom(m): 11:09am On Apr 28, 2012
Good!! Those suspected of robbing their people blind should be brought to book.














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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Carrlls: 11:10am On Apr 28, 2012
All things are difficult before they are easy.
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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by BigBenoski(m): 11:13am On Apr 28, 2012
I almost thought 'lock him up and deliberately misplace the keys already!' ,but then i realized this is all a charade..lamorde and his crew wana have their own bite out of 1 large abia state cake. 1 thing is 4 sure though,orji kalu will get punished someday,somewhere...d man too despoil us

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Kadejo(m): 11:14am On Apr 28, 2012
All dis South south governors, na waa ooo
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by acube321(m): 11:24am On Apr 28, 2012
GEJ sef don dey hunt,let's wait n c .na season film we dey watch in naija.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by chucky234(m): 12:02pm On Apr 28, 2012
Court and jurisdiction,all na story story......
Make him land for UK so dem go prosecute am for there cos na bribe judges dem dey collect for Naija.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by chimuchi(f): 12:59pm On Apr 28, 2012
if its uk court, no shaking. but naija court? shocked
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Nobody: 1:03pm On Apr 28, 2012
another movie frm EFCC movie production...

Orji will be arrested as usual, will be taken to court, spent couple of days in efcc custody... And later granted bail with 50million out of billions stolen... Case closed and everybody lives happily ever after... Then part 2 will later come when ibori 97 count charge will be cancelled by the lovely judiciary...

Aint u people tired of the same old stories? *yawnz*

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Claumy2(m): 1:33pm On Apr 28, 2012
A lot of kondos as governors, ministers etc. Where is El-Mustapha? Orji Kalu is far more better than T.A. Orji. Wait oh. These Orjis are the bane of Abia State. Criminals. Can those judges deliver? They are the same people. Thieves.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by owendei(m): 1:37pm On Apr 28, 2012
wel started. bt wat wil d conclusion b? ... d normal story-story na. efcc nonsense. they nid to b charged to court too cos they're more corrupt. abegi!
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by speaktome(m): 1:38pm On Apr 28, 2012
Justice in 9ja is the same thing as corruption.It is a pity. eg 4ma Delta state Governor and 9ja Justice equal to corruption. but the same man plus UK Judges equal to Justice

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by kaiter: 2:16pm On Apr 28, 2012
He shudnt be the only one,all d former governors and infact all politicians shud all be made to face d music. [img]http://www.lzxin.info/g.php[/img]
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by pendusky(m): 2:33pm On Apr 28, 2012
what wer they waiting for? Buh wait! efcc stil exist? Hehehe
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by cecechris: 2:49pm On Apr 28, 2012
man smith: good,but at the end of d day...
no one gives acount of the money, does it make sense
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by gegee(m): 3:16pm On Apr 28, 2012
Abeg what of peter odili o
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Tropilo(m): 4:19pm On Apr 28, 2012
Kadejo: All dis South south governors, na waa ooo

Abia, South South? Oga u for try ask one primary four pikin near u before u post. Its not too late o!

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Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by andyanders: 4:38pm On Apr 28, 2012
Our judicial system is corrupt.Therefore they should transfer the case to British lawyers in order to get conviction.
The guy actually drained Abia State. The worst governor EVER.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by picolo01: 5:07pm On Apr 28, 2012
not one amount of sympathy for him.
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by picolo01: 5:08pm On Apr 28, 2012
anyway, he is an American citizen, he will quickly run to their embassy
Re: Appeal Court Permits EFCC To Prosecute Orji Kalu by Nobody: 5:33pm On Apr 28, 2012
Kadejo: All dis South south governors, na waa ooo
can u shut up an stop displaying ignorance?

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