Allegation of Fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu’s Lawyer Absent from Court

The trial of Former Governor of Abia state,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu could not continue today, the 26th of August, as a result of the absence of his counsel who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Awa Kalu.

Although the former governor was present in court, the trial judge at the Federal High Court, Justice Mohammed Idris, was informed that Professor Kalu was ill and could not make it to court.

The message came through the second defendants’ counsel, Mr Kelvin Nwofo (SAN), who told the court that he came into Lagos on Sunday with Professor Kalu who suddenly took ill.

Mr Nwofo then asked the court to grant an adjournment to enable the professor to recover.

The prosecuting counsel, Mr Adebisi Adeniyi, had no objections to the request for an adjournment and Justice Idris subsequently adjourned proceedings until Tuesday, August 27, 2019.