N400m Money Laundering: Court Finds Olisa Metuh Guilty

Olisa Metuh
Olisa Metuh

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has found the former spokesman of the People Democratic Party(PDP), Olisa Metuh guilty of money laundering.

Delivering the judgement, Justice Okon Abang convicted the former PDP spokesman of count one of the charges.

“It is my view that Metuh took possession of the N400 million from the office of the NSA without contractual agreement; he is guilty of money laundering and is hereby convicted on count one.”

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The anti-graft agency charged Metuh, who is standing trial alongside his company, Destra investment, with seven counts bordering on criminal diversion of the money received from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).