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Court Fixes May 25 To Decide If Metuh Can Travel

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on May 25 decide if it will vary the bail conditions handed down to the former National publicity … Continue reading Court Fixes May 25 To Decide If Metuh Can Travel


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File photo: Olisa Metuh

MetuhA Federal High Court in Abuja will on May 25 decide if it will vary the bail conditions handed down to the former National publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Olisa Metuh, to enable him travel for medical treatment abroad.

At the hearing on Monday, Counsel to Mr Metuh, Mr Oyeachi Ikpeazu, made an application, praying the court to release his client’s international passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom to treat himself of an undisclosed ailment.

Back Ailment

Metuh is asking for five weeks to enable him take care of what he described as a back ailment sustained during his stint at the Kuje Prison.

Metuh’s Counsel while moving the application prayed the court to grant the application, saying it has inherent powers to vary the bail application and grant their request.

Rejecting the application, however, the prosecution counsel, Mr Sylvanus Tahir, said even though the court had jurisdiction to grant the prayers of the defence, the prayers were not properly made.

According to him there was no specific request, asking the court to vary its earlier bail condition and “in the absent of that there is a doubt as to whether the court should make a contrary order”.

He also said that the medical report submitted before the court on behalf of the accused person was not certified, even though it was a public document which emanated from the national hospital.

The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, after listening to both submissions adjourned to May, 25 to rule on whether or not to grant the application.

Remanded In Kuje Prison

A Federal High Court in Abuja on January 15 has remanded the spokesman of the opposition PDP in prison following his ‘not guilty’ plea to a seven-count charge of corruption and money laundering.

Mr Metuh appeared in court, days after he was arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the charges.

According to the charges, the PDP spokesman transferred the sum of $1 million through his agent, Nneka Nicole Ararume, to one Sie Iyenome of Capital Field Investment, committing an offense contrary to Section One of the Money Laundering Act.

He is also accused of receiving the sum of 400 million Naira from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, without a contract contrary to the Money Laundering Act.