The Nigeria Correctional Centre on Wednesday set free former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu.

Kalu was released from  the Kuje Custodial Centre by the Service in obedience to last Tuesday’s order of a Federal High Court in Lagos.

NCoS spokesman, Austin Njoku, confirmed the development, adding that Kalu was freed at 5:05 pm.

NjOK said,  “Ex-governor Orji Kalu was released from custody at exactly 5:05 pm on Wednesday. He was discharged after we received the court warrant on his release.”

Kali was on December 5, 2019, jailed for 12 years after he was convicted of N7.1 billion fraud along with his firm, Slok Nigeria Ltd., and a former Abia State Government House Director of Finance, Jones Udeogu.