DASUKIGATE: Metuh drops SANs, consults lawyer to handle alleged fraud case

Former spokesman of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has dropped the two Senior Advocates of Nigeria handling the N400million alleged fruad case against him.

The two senior lawyers, Dr. Onyechi Ikpezu and Mr. Emeka Etiaba (SAN) had been leading his defence since he was charged before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since 2016.

Metuh replaced the lawyers with Mr. Abel Ozioko, who appeared in the case for the first time on Wednesday.

The two SANs had earlier filed an application for withdrawal as the defendant’s counsel before Justice Okon Abang on March 5, 2019, fixed Wednesday for the hearing of the SANs’ application.

Prior to the scheduled hearing, Metuh had written to the SANs disengaging them as his lawyers.

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Metuh and his firm Destra Investment Limited, are facing trial for allegedly collecting N400 million from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

Among the charges against the ex-PDP spokesperson was an alleged transaction of $2million without going through any financial institution, going against the provision of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

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