PDP spokesman, Metuh in EFCC net

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, was on Tuesday picked up by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at his residence located at Drive One, Prince and Princess Estate, Abuja.

Ripples Nigeria had earlier reported that investigators of the agency had traced about  N1.4billion, thought to be part of the $2.1billion arms deal, to the account of Destra Investment Limited, a company allegedly linked with Metuh.

It was gathered that four officials of the commission stormed his residence in the early hours of the day and took him to the commission’s headquarters, at Wuse Zone 2.

Metuh’s Special Assitant, Mr. Richard Ihediwa, confirmed the arrest of his boss.

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He said, “Upon enquiry on the reasons for the invitation (by the EFCC officials), 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.”

He added that Metuh was still being kept at the commission’s headquarters while his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.

Metuh said on Monday that he had yet to be invited for questioning by the EFCC and wondered why he would be reading about the plan to interrogate him on the pages of newspapers.

Metuh is also said to be under investigation for allegedly collecting about N400m from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

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