Uzor Kalu: “We can’t act on announcement from radio, TV” – NCS

Hours after a federal high court sitting in Lagos ordered the immediate release of former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator was still in custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Abuja as at the time of this report.

The NCS told newsmen that it was yet to get a valid court order to enable it effect the release of the one-time governor.

Public Relation Officer of NCS, Augustine Njoku, said unless the court ruling is transmitted to the service, the former governor will remain in NCS custody.

Njoku said NCS cannot act on the basis of radio or television announcement on a court order or ruling.