The former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday, asked a federal high court in Lagos to grant him bail on grounds of ill health.
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Orji Uzor Kalu had filed an application for bail pending the hearing of an appeal suit challenging his conviction.
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The former governor said he is battling serious health challenges that cannot be handled in the prison. But EFCC, which prosecuted Kalu on the corruption charges, opposed the application.
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The anti-graft agency argued that bail is for accused persons on the presumption of being innocent, but since the former Governor has been convicted, he can no longer enjoy such privilege.
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The presiding judge, Mohammed Liman, adjourned till 23rd, December 2019 for ruling on the bail application. Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in jail over N7.16 billion fraud by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on December 5.
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