How Orji Kalu Used ‘Fake University Of Ibadan Professor” To Attack EFCC In Alleged N7.1billion Fraud Trial

Posted by Thandiubani on Fri 23rd Jul, 2021 - tori.ng

The report said this happened during his (Kalu’s) N7.1billion fraud trial.

Orji Kalu

According to Sahara Reporters, senator Orji Uzor Kalu, a former Abia State Governor reportedly sponsored a news report in which a non-existent University of Ibadan Professor, Yemi Adetunmbi, attacked Rotimi Jacobs, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The report said this happened during his (Kalu’s) N7.1billion fraud trial.

The fictitious Adetunmbi, who claimed to be Professor of Law at the University of Ibadan, had in the report said Jacobs lacked the professional ethics and decorum to represent any responsible government.

The fake UI professor was quoted as saying, “Some days ago, July 2, specifically while waiting for my friend’s case in Court 5, Federal High Court here in Abuja, the case between Federal Government and Orji Uzor Kalu was fortunately and unfortunately mentioned before ours and I had the opportunity to observe and listen to the case.

“The reality today is that our judicial system is going down a wrong path. Some government-paid lawyers are not supporting these judges to carry out their roles effectively and judiciously. They are beginning to play gods and their activities and arrogance will one day set the system on fire. May that day never come when a judge will be discharging the duty of his professional calling under fear, threat, harassment and intimidation on the basis of the body language of the government. If you were in that court, you would pity Justice Inyang Ekwo.

“Rotimi Jacobs was practically intimidating and arrogantly embarrassing a whole high court judge. That Jacobs is representing the federal government in a case does not give him the impetus to utter rubbish to the judge. What would such a lawyer teach young lawyers? You stand up to a judge and dictate to him how a case he is presiding over should be handled? You threaten him with harsh words if he fails to consider the federal government’s expectations? That’s a big foul. And tomorrow if the judge stands his ground, you rattle up corruption charges against him. So how do you want the judiciary to do well?”

Findings by SaharaReporters, however, showed that there is no professor of law known as Yemi Adetunmbi in the University of Ibadan.

It was learnt the story was published by Kalu as part of his moves to “pervert the course of justice.”

“This story was sponsored by Kalu, a coward who could not insert his name in the publication but rather used non-existent Professor Adetunmbi, the alleged Professor of Law in U.I,” a source told SaharaReporters.

“I graduated from U.I and I remained an alumnus of the University. So, there is no Professor of Law known by that name in UI. The story was first published three weeks ago at Aba but recirculated with news vigor today. The senior lawyer was never rude to Hon. Justice Eko as falsely claimed.”