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Corruption Cases: Metuh, Dikko Umar want plea bargain
More accused persons standing trial over corruption cases before courts in the country may have decided to take the option of plea bargain, as reports say the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh and a former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Dikko Umar, have made requests for plea bargain.
The requests by Metuh and Dikko are coming after another former Chief of Air Staff, Ademola Amosu and two other air force chiefs standing trial with him made similar requests.
The EFCC dragged Metuh to court for allegedly receiving N400 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser, under Sambo Dasuki. The money is believed to have come the alleged diverted $2.1bn arms procurement fund. Dikko on the other hand is being prosecuted for alleged criminal breach of trust, corruption and laundering of about N9.7bn.
Confirming the development, an EFCC source said: “We have formally received letters of plea bargain from three accused persons — Metuh, Umar and Amosu— we are studying their terms.
“ We may enter into a plea bargain with the accused persons if it will serve the public interest. The interest is getting back the stolen funds. If they can fulfill this condition (public interest), we may accept their offers.”
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