National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh Released On Bail

 

The National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh has been released on bail.
Mr Metuh walked out of Kuje Prisons yesterday afternoon after meeting the bail conditions given to him by the court.
A Federal High Court had on Wednesday, varied the bail conditions given to Mr. Olisa Metuh.

Justice Okon Abang, signed his release warrant, upon being satisfied with the verification of the details of the two sureties provided by the accused and the title documents of the property owned by the sureties.
The verification exercise was done by the Chief Registrar of the court with the involvement of the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir, whom the judge directed must verify the residential addresses of the two sureties.
A court official confirmed that Metuh met the bail conditions and presented the necessary documents just before the close of work yesterday.
Trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, changed his earlier order that the sureties must be property owners in the Maitama area of Abuja only to an order that the two sureties must be owners of properties in any area of the Federal Capital Territory.
He, however, retained the sum of bail which he put at Four hundred million Naira.
Mr Metuh is accused of receiving the sum of Four hundred million from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, without a contract, contrary to the Money Laundering Act.
Mr Metuh, is also accused of converting the said money to funds for political activities of the Peoples Democratic Party