Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday granted leave to Slok Nigeria Limited, a firm owned by former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Kalu, to challenge its planned retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on corruption allegations.
However, their conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court on grounds that the trial judge, who convicted them should have handed off the case following his elevation to the Court of Appeal. In a short ruling on Monday, Justice Ekwo while granting leave to Slok to proceed to file a suit against its retrial, ordered the firm to serve the respondents in the case marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/475/2021 — the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Kalu and Udeogu — within seven days.