Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has finally been released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja, where he was serving a 12-year sentence following his conviction in December last year by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
He was released around 7:30pm on Wednesday.
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court had on Tuesday ordered Kalu’s released from the correctional centre.
Justice Mohammed Liman granted the application moved by Kalu’s counsel, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi seeking the senator’s release.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not oppose the application.
The former governor had urged the court to set aside his conviction on December 5, 2019 by Justice Mohammed Idris.
He explained that this became necessary as the Supreme Court in its verdict delivered on May 8, 2020, held that Justice Idris gave the judgment without having the jurisdiction to do so.