Court remands PDP spokesman Olisa Metuh in Kuje Prison
A Federal High Court, Abuja , on Friday remanded
People’s Democratic Party Spokesman, Olisah Metuh, in Kuje Prison pending
hearing of his bail application.
Justice Okon Abang gave
the order while ruling on an oral bail application made by Metuh`s lawyer,
Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN).
Abang refused the oral
application because it did not disclose sufficient evidence as stipulated by
the law.
The judge said that the
defendant failed to provide sufficient evidence as required under Section 162
(a) and (b) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Metuh and his company, Destra
Investment Limited on a seven-count charge of allegedly receiving stolen N400
million from ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The charge read: “That you, Olisa Metuh and
Destra Investment Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja took
possession of the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment
Limited with Diamond Bank Plc., Account No: 0040437573.
For the full story, check the Nigerian
Pilot newspaper.
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