Politics
N400m Fraud: Metuh Closes Defence
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has announce that the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has closed his defence in the N400m money laundering charges against him.
The EFCC revealed this is via a press statement on Thursday.
The commission noted that Metuh closed argument in the on going trial before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday.
“Former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday October 2, 2019, closed argument in his ongoing trial before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja,” the statement reads.
The statement also revealed that Metuh had called 15 witnesses including himself to prove his innocence in the charge of money laundering brought against him by the EFCC.
The commission also noted that Metuh was prosecuted alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, on seven-count charges bordering on money laundering.
The statement reads in part “he had called 15 witnesses to prove his innocence of the money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
“The EFCC is prosecuting Metuh alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, on seven-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N400 million(Four Hundred Million Naira), which he received from the Office of the National Security Adviser in the lead up to the 2015 general election.”
The plaintiff noted that Metuh under cross-examination said that the N400M collected from Col. Sambo Dasuki (former NSA) was for a national assignment as directed by the then president.
“At the court session on Friday, September 27, 2019, Metuh, who is the 15th witness in his matter, told the court under cross-examination by the prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, that there was never an instance where former President Goodluck Jonathan directly gave any money to him, saying that his collection of N400million (Four Hundred Million Naira) from Col. Sambo Dasuki (former NSA) was for a national assignment as directed by the then president,” the statement reads.
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