Top Story

Money laundering: PDP’s Olisa Metuh bags 39 years after 4-year-long trial 

811


 

For laundering N400 million, Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been sentenced to 39 years behind bars.

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, who gave the verdict on Tuesday, said Metuh was found guilty of the seven-count charge slammed on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He was tried forbillegally receiving N400 million from the office of the National Security Adviser under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

The judge sentenced Metuh on counts one and two to seven years each, while on count three he was given five years and count four, seven years.

He got three years each on counts five and six and bagged seven years for count 7.

Avant, however, said the sentences are to run concurrently, with Metuh spending only seven years.

Author

See also  Dogara raises concern over Buhari’s comment on ‘ballot box snatching’

Leave a comment

Related Articles

18 Pregnant women Rescued from Lagos Baby Factory, Newborns Sold for N1m

In a targeted overnight raid between Wednesday and Thursday, the Nigeria Security...

Breaking: Tinubu Assents to ₦68.3trn 2026 Appropriation Bill, Approves 2025 Budget Extension

In a move to drive national development, President Tinubu has approved the...

Mass Flight Suspensions Loom as 266% Surge in Fuel Costs Cripples Airlines

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has issued a stark warning that domestic...

DSS to Arraign Ex-AGF Malami on Terrorism Charges on May 26

The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 26 for the...