Metuh was jailed for money
laundering and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N400 million.
The Federal High Court in
Abuja on Tuesday sentenced former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison.
He was convicted by Justice
Okon Abang on all seven counts filed against him the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The charges were filed
against Metuh and his company, Destra investment, by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Abang, sentenced Metuh
after convicting him and found him guilty of all the charges brought against
him by the anti-graft agency.
Giving his judgement,
Justice Abang sentenced Metuh to seven years imprisonment in respect to Counts
One to Three.
On Count Four, the PDP
spokesman was sentenced to five years while he got seven, three and seven years
for Counts Five, Six, and Seven years respectively.
The judge held that all the
sentences should run concurrently, with effect from February 25, 2020.
He also sentenced Dextra
Investment to pay a fine of N25 million with respect to Counts Five and Six,
while Metuh was also ordered to pay a fine of N375 million.
Justice Abang further
ordered that the account of Dextra Investment should be forfeited to the
Federal Government and the company be dissolved, Channels Tv reports.
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