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Court Halt Re-trial of Senator Kalu Over Money Laundering

Federal High Court Halt Re-trial of Senator Orji Kalu Over an alleged 7.1 Billion Naira money laundering trial; advising him to challenge the legality of the retrial in the same charges.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that the re-arraignment of the Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, in an alleged 7.1 Billion Naira money laundering trial be put on hold pending the resolution of the issues surrounding his retrial.

Delivering a ruling in an ex-parte application, the trial judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also granted leave to Senator Kalu, to challenge the legality of the retrial in the same charges.

Justice Ekwo agreed that the defendant had placed sufficient materials of value before the court to enable him to secure permission for judicial review of his retrial in charges in which he had been tried, convicted and spent some months in Kuje prison in Abuja.

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He also granted Senator Kalu permission to apply for order of perpetual injunction against the Federal Government through EFCC to prohibit his retrial so as not to be made to suffer double jeopardy.

Consequently, the Judge gave Senator Kalu seven days within which to file and serve on EFCC all processes he intended to use to challenge the legality of the trial.

The matter has been adjourned until the 23rd of this month for mention.

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Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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