Yusuf Bello| Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Tuesday found guilty of money laundering by a federal high court in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the former PDP spokesman on seven counts of money laundering for allegedly receiving N400 million from the office of the national security adviser.
Metuh was found guilty on all counts of money laundering.
Presiding judge, Okon Abang in a ruling that lasted hours, took his time to take the counts in the N400 million fraud case against the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Justice Abang explained that the actions of Colonel Dasuki led to the criminal breach of trust and official corruption involving Metuh.
According to him, Metuh lacked any documentary evidence to show that former President Goodluck Jonathan authorised the release of N400 million purportedly for security reasons without a contractual agreement.
The prosecution, the judge ruled, need not have any evidence of Dasuki’s conviction before pushing for Metuh’s conviction.
Metuh, who is standing trial alongside his company, Destra investment, was charged by the EFCC with seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of said fund which he received from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA).
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