Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh who was found guilty of money laundering earlier
today has been handed a 7 year jail sentence.
Metuh was found guilty of all the seven count charge against
him including illegally receiving N400m from former National Security Adviser,
Dasuki Sambo in November 2014.
The PDP former spokesperson was sentenced to seven years
imprisonment for counts 1, 2, 4 and 7, five years imprisonment in respect of
count 3, and three years in respect of counts 5 and 6.
Justice Okon Abang who held that all the years are to run
concurrently (meaning Metuh would spend seven years in prison), also ordered
the convict to pay a fine of N375m to the Federal Government. Metuh's firm,
Destra Investments was ordered to pay N25m to the Federal Government.
The Federal High Court Judge also ordered the winding up
Destra Investments, closure of its accounts in Diamond Bank and Asset Resource
Management, and the forfeiture of the money in the accounts to the Federal
Government.
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