EFCC investigating PDP spokesperson over N400M collected from Dasuki

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January 4, 2016 1:03 PM

The EFCC is very likely to invite National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh to its office for interrogation on the allegations.

According to reports, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh over allegations that he received N400 million from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

The EFCC is very likely to invite Metuh to its office for interrogation on the allegations, The Nation reports.

An EFCC source had earlier told ThisDay that the agency was looking into Metuh’s alleged participation in the arms deal fraud which saw the sum of $2.1 billion being looted under Dasuki’s supervision.

“We have been able to establish that two of his [Metuh’s] registered companies were used to launder money to some key members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has several questions to answer. And we will soon invite him officially for interrogation,” the source said.

“We believe the alarm he raised on Tuesday was unnecessary and it was an attempt to pre-empt our move. But he has failed. Some of these suspects believe they can use the media to forestall our determination to get them to account for their dirty deals and it would not work for them,” the source added.

Metuh had, on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, during a press briefing in Abuja, alleged that his and that President Muhammadu Buhari was desperate to silence him.

The PDP spokesperson had also mentioned that he did not have any contract dealings with the immediate past federal government or any of its security apparatus, an apparent reference to the ongoing investigation into the alleged laundering of funds by Dasuki.

Dasuki was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the EFCC the day after.

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The former NSA is reported to have implicated several prominent persons in the deal including former governors, ex-ministers and members of the PDP.

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Dasuki’s lawyer however denied the report that his client had become an informant while the former NSA said that former president, Goodluck Jonathan was aware of the transactions he had made.

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Jonathan has denied authorizing the release of the stated funds despite the former NSA’s claim that he got the necessary presidential approval for the transactions.

Dasuki is currently being held by the DSS despite being released on bail by two courts. Buhari has explained that this is to prevent him from fleeing the country and escaping justice.

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Watch PBS News Hour report on Dasuki's looting spree below:

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