the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Chief Olisa Metuh has been released on bail.
A picture of the Metuh taken after his release which was sent to Naij.com by the PDP director of new media, Deji Adeyanju, showed the PDP spokesman felicitating with friends.
Olisa Metuh after his release: photo sent in by the PDP director of new media Deji Adeyanju
Adeyanju told Naij.com that the PDP spokesperson left the court in the evening on Thursday, January 28 after meeting his bail condition.
“We were able to finish everything in the court at about 7 pm and left immediately,” Adeyanju said.
Metuh’s Special Adviser, Richard Ihediwa also confirmed to Naij.com that the PDP spokesperson has been released.
“I can now confirm to you that I am with him now, yes, he is fine and he is in high spirit,” Ihediwa said.
Metuh who is facing a seven counts of money laundering involving the sum of N400m, part of the $2.1bn arms fund which he allegedly collected from former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was granted bail in the sum of N300m and two sureties in like sum by a Federal High Court in Abuju on Friday, January 22, but was remanded in prison pending when he fulfilled his bail condition.
The arrest and handcuffing of the embattled PDP spokesman has generated backlash from members of the opposition who have accused the President Muhammadu Buhari of using the anti-corruption agencies and other institutions of state to subject accused persons like Metuh to inhuman treatment.
The PDP also described the cuffing of Metuh while he appeared in court as an action meant to deride the party as well as taint the party as a party of corrupt individuals even when they were yet to be convicted by any competent court.
But the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) defended the manner Metuh was treated stating that that putting handcuffs on Metuh was at the discretion of the prison officer, who supervised his court appearance and that it was within the law.
Meanwhile, the Federal High Court has adjourned Olisa Metuh’s case to Thursday, February 4, for continuation of trial.
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