Nnamdi Kanu, the
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the victory of
former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu at the Supreme Court.
Kanu thanked God for
the court ruling which went in favour of the Senator representing Abia North at
the National Assembly and warned President Muhammadu Buhari against jailing
Christians and Southerners.
He urged the current
administration to release other victims of the alleged lopsided prosecution
until all stolen money by the alleged cabal at the presidency is accounted for,
starting from the nearly 14Billion Aso Rock Clinic looted from 2015 to date.
The IPOB leader also
called for the release of Joshua Dariye, Jolly Nyame James Bala Ngilari and
others all of whom are in different correctional centres in the country, adding
that there should be an end to selective prosecution.
“We have set Orji
Uzor Kalu free today and while all reasonable Igbo people are happy, I am also
looking forward to hearing the same about Olisah Metuh soon.
“There are other
victims of this lopsided prosecution, they are incarcerated and MUST be
released until all stolen money by this cabal is accounted for, starting from
the nearly 14Billion Aso Rock Clinic they looted from 2015 to date.
“I am calling for an
end to selective prosecution and the immediate release of the following people:
Joshua Dariye Jolly Nyame James Bala Ngilari
“Until such a time
that Nigeria is serious about prosecuting all looters, nobody should be in
prison. You cannot be jailing Christians from the Middle Belt and South in the
name of fighting corruption while Fulani arch looters are jostling for who will
be the next Chief of Staff and in effect de-facto president. Such injustice is
what we are against not your fight against corruption.”
The Supreme Court on
Friday nullified the conviction of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor
Kalu.
Kalu was sentenced
to 12 years in prison over N7.16 billion fraud by a Federal High Court sitting
in Lagos, on December 5.
Justice Mohammed
Idris had convicted Kalu on a 39 count of N7.2 billion fraud and money
laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission.
However, on Friday,
the Supreme Court gave a fresh order, stopping the judgment.
The Chief Judge of
the Federal High Court will reassign the case for a fresh trial.
Justice Amina Augie
who led a seven-man panel of Justices held that the trial Justice Mohammed
Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction.
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