Ex-PDP spokesman Olisa Metuh bags 7 years imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, to seven years’ imprisonment for money laundering arising from his activities preceding the 2015 presidential election which his party lost. Justice Okon Abang, delivering judgment at the proceedings which lasted over six hours, convicted Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited, on all the seven counts preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Counts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 had to do with the fraudulent receipt, concealment and unlawful use of the N400m
Court sentences Olisa Metuh to seven years imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, to seven years imprisonment on corruption charges regarding his activities preceding the 2015 presidential election which his party lost. Justice Okon Abang delivering judgment at the proceedings which lasted over six hours, convicted Metuh on all the seven counts, including the fraudulent receipt of N400m from the Office of the National Security Adviser in November 2014 and use of the money for political activities of the PDP and for his personal purposes. The court also convicted Metuh for transacting
Video of Olisa Metuh As He Collapses In Court
We earlier reported how Olisa Metuh, former spokesman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) collapsed during proceeding in court as Justice Abang's court resumed hearing in the case of alleged N400M money laundering charges levelled against him. Watch the video below: http://youtu.be/QdNCg2CDKfs Details later..
Justice Abang Proceeds With Hearing Despite Collapse of Metuh In Court
The collapse of Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) did not stop the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, from proceeding with the trial today at the resumed hearing in the case of alleged money laundering leveled against the defendant, Metuh by the Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC ). Metuh, who is facing a N400 million money laundering charge, had on several occasions, been on admission in various hospitals for failed health and had severally sought the court to grant him leave to travel abroad to take care of his health challenges. Reports said medical