Unbelievable! N2.9bn Fraud: EFCC Says Star Witness In Orji Kalu’s Case Can’t Be Located

In what appears to be a Nollywood drama, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lamented the agency’s inability to locate a former cashier at the Abia State Government House, Michael Udoh, to testify against former Governor Orji Kalu.

An operative of the anti-graft agency, Ovie Akpoyibo, told the Federal High Court Lagos on Monday that all efforts to track Udoh down and bring him before the court had yielded no result.

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The anti-graft agency said the former Abia State Government House cashier had been evasive.

While being led in evidence by the prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), Akpoyibo said, “In respect of M. A. Udoh, On January 15, 2018, I was instructed to go to Umuahia to locate his residence and if possible arrest him. When I got to Umuahia, I linked up with the state’s Attorney General and he called the Accountant-General who took me to Udoh’s apartment.

“Operatives gained access into the property the next day. At the place, we met Udoh’s wife and daughter and we were told that the man has travelled to Calabar. I later asked for his phone number but I could not connect with him. I then left my phone number with the wife so that he can call me anytime he is around.”

Akpoyibo said efforts to serve a court summons on Udoh had also failed as he could not be contacted.

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