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Breaking: Court Finds Olisa Metuh Guilty of N400M Fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has found the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, guilty of some of the charges levelled against him by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission.

EFCC had alleged that Metuh laundered the sum of N400m as PDP spokesperson during the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang held that Metuh, who is standing trial for alleged N400m fraud should have known that the money was the proceeds of crime, in view of this Metuh was found guilty of count 1 and 2 of the corrupt charges levelled against him by the EFCC.

Metuh who was arraigned alongside his company Destra Investment Ltd was accused of receiving the money from the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA.

Otunba T.J Abass

The Publisher, Ekohotblog.com

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