The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison. Justice Okon Abang handed down the sentence on Tuesday in his judgement on seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N400 million.
The charges were filed against Metuh and his company, Destra investment, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The trial judge sentenced Metuh after convicting him and found him guilty of all the charges brought against him by the anti-graft agency.
In a ruling which lasted hours on Tuesday, the trial judge took his time to take the counts in the N400 million fraud case against the former
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The EFCC charged Metuh, who is standing trial alongside his company, Destra investment, with seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of said fund which he received from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).
Justice Abang explained that the actions of Colonel Dasuki led to the criminal breach of trust and official corruption involving Metuh.
He said the former PDP spokesman lacked any documentary evidence to show that former President Goodluck Jonathan authorised the release of N400 million purportedly for security reasons without a contractual agreement.
According to the trial judge, the prosecution need not have any evidence of Dasuki’s conviction before pushing for Metuh’s conviction.
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Sulaiman Muhammad
What kind of dis life and end of the day wil life in prison and it is stigma to his family and may almighty Allah protect us
Ampitan Adedayo David
Only PDP are thief's in this country abi? Stupid government and where are those money been collected
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Omo igbo