Olisa Metuh Kept N50m Of Dasuki’s N400m For Himself- Court Witness
Category: Nigeria National News
Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), took N50m out of the N400m given to him by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), diverting the money, which was meant for “security services”to personal use.
Junaid Sa’id, a detective at the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), made the claim on Tuesday at the resumed court trial
of the PDP spokesman.
According to Sa’id, who was testifying against Metuh before Justice
Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, Metuh used part of the
slush funds – about N500m – received from the office of national
security adviser (ONSA) to buy property at Banana Island, Lagos.
“Investigation revealed that after payment of N400m by ONSA, a total sum
of N366m was paid into the same account by one Kabiru Ibrahim, who also
paid in N150m; Capital Field Investment Limited paid in N91m, and one
Eyitonye, paid in N82m,” he said. “These funds formed the naira
equivalent of $2m, which the first defendant [Metuh] gave to one Nneka
Ararume in cash.
“Investigations revealed that all this money was used for PDP
campaign activities and for personal use by the first defendant. The
money used for PDP campaign activities were from the sum of N400m. Among
the disbursement made, the sum of N77.5m was paid to CMC connect for
campaign activities; the sum of N25m was paid to Abba Dabo for campaign
activities; and the sum of N21.7m was paid to Chief Tony Anenih. Another
sum of N5m was discovered to have been paid to Chief Kema Chikwe, and
the sum of N50m was found to have been transferred to a joint account of
the first defendant and his wife.
“The sum of N500m was also discovered to have been transferred to
Daniel Ford International Limited in two tranches of N200m and N300m for
the purpose of buying landed property at Banana Island, Lagos, by
Metuh.
“In the course of the investigation, the team visited the residence
of the first defendant and invited him to the commission. He was
interviewed. After the interview, he was asked if he was willing to
volunteer a statement in writing.
He said, ‘yes’. When he concluded writing his statement, which was in
four sheets, he handed them over to us. I read what he had written. I
also gave it to my other team members to read. After that, I returned it
to him for endorsement.
“He endorsed the first sheet, he endorsed the second sheet; when he
was to endorse the third sheet in which he had stated that the money he
received from ONSA was used for PDP campaign activities to settle his
personal debts, to the surprise of the team he suddenly tore the sheet.
The pieces of the torn sheets were then recovered from him and
registered as exhibit.” Sa’id is the eighth witness to testify against
Metuh in his trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of N400m.
The Cable
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