After a 12-year trial for fraud and money laundering, Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip was on Thursday jailed for 12 years. Kalu was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for N7.65 billion fraud committed during his tenure as Abia State governor between 1999 and 2007.
Justice Mohammed Idris sentenced Kalu to 133 years imprisonment and Udeogu to 56 years imprisonment. He ordered that Slok be wound up and its assets forfeited to the Federal Government.
Kalu, who is a senator on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, was sentenced to five years each on counts 1 to 11, totalling 55 years; three years each on counts 23 to 33, totalling 30 years; and 12 years each on counts 34 to 38, totalling 48 years.
The sentences will run concurrently, meaning Kalu will only spend a maximum of 12 years in jail.