All may not be over for Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the PDP, even after he was slammed jail term of seven years on Tuesday, February 25
Metuh’s lawyer, Abel Ozioko, has referred to the verdict as a bad judgment by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja – Ozioko claimed that the case was new to the judge and as such, he carried out an experiment on Metuh
Speaking to journalists after the court proceeding in the nation’s capital, Ozioko vowed to appeal the verdict of delivered by Justice Okon Abang, claiming that it was an experiment on his client, Channels TV reports.
The lawyer, Abel Ozioko, claimed that the case was new to the judge and as such, he carried out an experiment on Metuh.
The lawyer said: “The judge confessed that an issue like this is novel; in other words, he was carrying out an experiment.” Metuh’s counsel alleged that the ruling was a clear example of bad judgement and that this is why it must be contested.
He added: “I still have confidence in the law court and we are heading upstairs to the three wise men to know whether he is right or wrong.”
The court found Metuh guilty on all the seven charges slammed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The presiding judge held that Metuh was aware that the N400 million paid into his company, Destra Investment Ltd, was a proceed of unlawful activities of the former National Security Adviser, Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki.
The judge also held that Metuh did not have any evidence to show that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan authorised the release of the fund purportedly for security reasons without a contractual agreement as he claimed.
The former PDP spokesman was, therefore, convicted on all the charges. Metuh was sentenced to seven years on counts 1, 2, 4 and 7 of the charge, the count handed him five years on count 3, three years on count 5 and 6.
His firm was reportedly ordered to pay N25m with respect to both counts 5 and 6 of the charge. The court also reportedly ordered Metuh to pay N375million to the federal government.
