A former governor of
Nigeria’s southeastern Abia State has been jailed 12-years for fraud by a court
sitting in the commercial capital, Lagos.
The country’s
anti-graft outfit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in a statement
announced securing judgment on Kalu and two others in a fraud case that
involved 7.65 billion naira (about $20.9m.)
Also convicted were
two other defendants, his firm Slok Nigeria and an official that served under
him as Abia State governor.
“The judge also ordered that Slok Nigeria
Limited be wound up and its assets forfeited to the Federal Government,” EFCC
statement added.
He served two maximum terms as governor between 1999 and 2007. He is currently a sitting Senator representing Abia North. He won in the 2019 elections on the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress. He currently serves as Senate majority chief whip.
