EFCC arrests Olisa Metuh over N1.4 billion in his account

EFCC has arrested Olisa Metuh in his residence at prince and Princes Estate over the N1.4 billion discovered in his account.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arrested the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic party [PDP], Olisa Metuh [above] in his residence at prince and Princes Estate.

Mr Metuh was arrested over the N1.4 billion discovered in his account.

Elombah.com had reported yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh is being investigated for allegedly collecting N400 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and is likely to be invited for interrogation.

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Press Release

Olisa Metuh Honours EFCC Invitation

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrived the Abuja home of the spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh this morning, inviting him to follow them to the commission’s headquarters.

Upon enquiry on the reasons for the invitation, the officials stated that he has some issues to clear with the commission. They also said he was not being arrested but friendly invited. The operatives, four in number, came in a White unmarked Toyota Hiace bus.

As at the time of issuing this statement, Chief Metuh is still being kept at the commission’s headquarters and his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.

While details of why Chief Metuh was invited is yet to be made pubic by the commission, it could be recalled that severally, Chief Metuh, as the mouthpiece of the opposition party had alerted in various press conferences and statements that he has been under threat and that the ruling party and the government have been very uncomfortable with his stance.

The latest being the outburst and threats by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun in reaction to Chief Metuh’s criticisms of President Buhari’s widely criticized response on government’s disobedience of court orders, during the last Wednesday’s Presidential Media chat.

The Office of the National Publicity Secretary will keep the public updated on any development on the issue.

Signed:

Richard Ihediwa

Special Assistant to

PDP National Publicity Secretary