EFCC calls 5th witness in Orji Kalu’s trial

By Innocent Anaba

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  yesterday called its fifth witness in the on-going trial of a former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and two others before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

In her examination-in-chief, the witness, Toyosi Ekorhi, a Compliance Officer at First City Monument Bank, FCMB, told the court that the bank forwarded everything concerning the account status of Slok Nigeria Ltd to the EFCC in response to an enquiry over same from the anti-graft agency, about two months ago.

The witness said that the documents were retrieved from the archives of the defunct Inland Bank Plc., but she had no knowledge of its contents because she never worked at the bank.

According to her, the company’s statements of account sent to the EFCC covered transactions done between August 27, 2008 and November 12, 2012, but claimed ignorance of the transactions which she said were done in Finbank Plc.

Under cross-examination by Kalu’s lawyer, Chief Gordy Uche, SAN, the witness said the former governor’s name was not listed as one of the Directors of Slok Nigeria Ltd.

She added that the second defendant, Udeh Udeogu, was also not a signatory to the company’s account.

The trial judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, adjourned hearing in the matter till today to allow for the cross-examination of the witness by the lawyer representing Slok Nigeria Ltd, K. C. Nwofo, SAN.

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