Some senior lawyers have called to question the decision of the Chief Judge freeing a convict that has barely started his jail time.Chuma Nzeribe, a politician convicted of forgery and other crimes, has been freed from prison barely two months after he began a seven-year jail time.Mr Nzeribe was on the run for about a year after being convicted by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court until he was arrested and sentenced in March this.
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former member of the House of Representatives, Marcellinus Nzeribe, wanted for jumping bail and evading trial. This was contained in a post via EFCC’s verified Facebook page on Monday. African Examiner had reported last week Monday the conviction of Mr Nzeribe in