A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the immediate release of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from the Nigerian Correctional Services.
The former Abia State governor remanded Kalu at the Kuje Correctional Service centre following his conviction for looting N7.65billion belonging to the state in December 2019.
Justice Mohammad Liman ordered Kalu’s release following an application moved by his counsel Lateef Fagbemi and after he received no opposition to the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).