Olisa Metuh in Court
TVC E, NEWS – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has closed it’s case against the National publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party Olisa Metuh, with its eight and last witness giving an indepth testimony about how Metuh tore his statement during investigation.
Junaid Sa’id, a detective with the commission, also revealed how Metuh diverted the sum of fifth million naira, out of the four hundred million naira, meant for security services, to his personal use.
Our Correspondent reports that it is a clean shaven Metuh who appears in the court Tuesday as the EFCC rounds up it case against him
While testifying earlier, the witness, Junaid Sa’id revealed how Metuh had destroyed his statement during investigation by the anti-graft agency
The witness claims Metuh had written in the destroyed document, that the monies he received from the Office of the NSA was for campaign activities as approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan and for the payment of his personal debt.
The Sa’id added that about 77.5 million was allegedly paid to one CMC connect for campaign publicity for the Peoples Democratic Party, while 25 million was giving to one Abba Dabo for the same purpose.
He further told the court that Kema Chikwe, the national women leader of the party, got 5 million naira from the said money ,While Tony Anenih received the sum of 21.7 million naira .
Sa’id also told justice Obong Abang that the sum of 500 million Naira was paid in two trenches to a company named Daniel ford international by Metuh, for the purchase of a landed property at Banana Island in lagos state.
Under cross examination the witness told the court that investigation revealed that the former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki had on. the 27th of November 2014 , made a 10 billion naira withdrawal from central bank and converted same to 47 million dollars which was shared to PDP party members at its national convention .
According to him the 2 million us dollars allegedly laundered by the pdp spokesperson is strongly linked to the said withdrawal because it was four days after the initial disbursements that he had given the money to his then wealth manager Nneka Ararume.
He admitted that there was no documentary evidence to substantiate his testimony.
The counsels for both parties spoke to newmen after the day’s proceedings
The case has been adjourned to February 18 for continuation.
