By Adesina Soyooye
After six months in jail, former Governor of Abia State, and Senate Chief Whip, has finally been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The gates of the Centre was opened for him Wednesday afternoon, 24 hours after a Federal High Court ordered his immediate release.
Wearing his, almost, trademark white caftan, looking calm and healthy, Kalu walked into the loving hands of family and a few associates.
He was jailed on December 5, 2019, by the Hon. Justice Mohamed Idris of the Federal High Court.
The road to his freedom began when the Supreme Court, on May 18, declared the conviction of Jones Udeogu, Director of Finance, Government House, Umuahia, with whom he was jailed, null and void over non jurisdiction by Idris. The apex court ordered for a retrial.
Udeogu was released, but Kalu did not benefit from the judgement because he was not part of the appeal.
He went back to the Federal High Court, Abuja to ask for his release based on the Supreme Court judgement.
On Tuesday, 2nd June, the Hon Justice Mohammed Liman, set him free.
The two-time Abia Governor, was dragged to Court, along with his company, SLOK, and Udeogu for an alleged corruption to the tune of N7.1billion.
