A former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has filed a no-case submission in his trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos, for an alleged N3.2 billion fraud and money laundering case.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in October 2016 filed a 34-count against the former governor and a former Commissioner for Finance in Abia, Udeh Udeogo.
A Company, Slok Nig. Ltd, said to be owned by Kalu, was also joined as a defendant to the charges.
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The defendants had, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail.
At the last adjourned date on May 11, the EFCC closed its case against the defendants and the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, adjourned till May 30 for the defendants to open their defence.
At the resumed trial of the case on Wednesday, the prosecuting counsel informed the court that the anti-graft agency had been served with…
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