Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N400m Fraud: Feb 25, 2020 is Judgement Day for Metuh

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday November 26, 2019, adjourned until February 25, 2020 for judgement in the case involving the former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged money laundering to the tune of N400million. Prosecution Counsel, Silvanus Tahir and his defence counterpart, A.C Oziokwu, who represents the first defendant, Metuh, adopted their final written addresses. The defence counsel, while adopting his final written address,