Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, has nullified the 12-year jail sentence handed down to former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzo Kalu, late last year. In the judgment of a panel of seven justices led by Amina Augie, the court held that conviction of Kalu was void as the trial judge, Mohammed Liman, lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case. Kalu, who is the Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, was convicted and jailed 12 years for money laundering by a federal high court in Lagos. His…
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