The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja this morning fixed February 25, 2020, to decide the fate of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh who has been standing trial on seven counts charge since 2016.
Metuh is facing the trial along with his company- Destra Investment limited for laundering the sum of N400 million.
The former PDP spokesman was alleged to have received the sum from the office of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Mohammed Dasuki (rtd) which were traced to money released for the purchase of arms to fight Book Haram insurgents in the North-Eastern part of the country.
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The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang fixed the date for judgment this morning after the prosecution and defendants counsel adopted their final briefs of argument.
While the prosecution lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir said that he established that the defendant committed the offences, the defendant lawyer, Abel Oziokwu told the court that the defendant, Metuh has proved his innocence, therefore, he should be discharged and acquitted of the charges.
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