PDP spokesman’s family dares EFCC

chika ebuzor

January 8, 2016 6:36 AM

This is coming on the heels of EFCC’s application for a court injunction to further detain the PDP spokesman.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh

Family members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release their son or charge him to court

According to Punch Newspapers, the family spokesman, Chief Gilbert Metuh, said “Metuh family – the Obi-Ezeani-Nnewi- has noted with grave concern the continued incarceration of their Diokpa and spokesperson of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh (Ugochidebelu Nnewi) since his arrest Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“Whereas the charges for which Chief Metuh is being detained for over 48 hours now have not been formally made known to the family and the general public; we have noted some sensational publications in a section of the media claiming that our son collected the sum of N1.4 billion from the arms deal cash and has been collecting N4 million monthly from the Office of the former National Security Adviser.”

He also said “We have confronted our son with this allegation and he assured us that they are completely false.

“However, he acknowledged that in the course of his duties as the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, the then leader of the party and President of the country directed him to carry out some urgent national assignment relating to his office, which the former President duly funded and which he duly carried out to the satisfaction of the former President.

“The family, therefore, views the publications bandying the figure of N1.4 billion and alleged collection of N4 million stipend from the Office of the NSA as deliberate blackmail aimed at inflaming public sentiments against our son.”

Adding that “In view of the above therefore, we DEMAND that the EFCC immediately release our son, Chief Metuh (Ugochidebelu Nnewi) from detention or charge him to court.”

During an investigation into the arms purchase scandal involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, the EFCC reportedly traced N1.4billion to the account of a company linked to Olisa Metuh.

chika ebuzor