Fraud - Court finds Olisa Metuh guilty

A Federal High Court in Abuja, has found former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 'Olisa Metuh', guilty of some of the charges leveled against him back then.

EFCC had arraigned Metuh on charges for allegedly laundering the sum of N400m as PDP former spokesperson during the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The anti-graft agency had accused Metuh of receiving the money from the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA. Metuh was arraigned alongside his company Destra Investment Ltd.

Justice Okon Abang who found Metuh guilty of count 1 and 2 of the corrupt charges leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

However, the judge said that 'Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Ltd were guilty on count 1 for taking possession and control of N400m from the Office of the National Security Adviser which he ought to know was a proceed of crime.'

Also, the judge found him guilty on count 2 for converting the sum of N400m to fund PDP activities and for his personal use.