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Olisa Metuh was paid N400m in armsgate – Okupe

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9 years ago

May 19, 2016

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The former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, disclosed that Olisa Metuh, the embattled national spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is standing trial over his role in the $2.1 billion arms deal in connection with the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) was paid N400 million.

Metuh is being prosecuted alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, on a 7-count charge before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N400million (four hundred million naira) from former NSA, Col. Dasuki (retd).

Okupe while being led in evidence by Metuh’s counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, narrated how he was part of the meeting in which Metuh made a presentation on what could be done to launder the image of the then president and that of the PDP.

“After the meeting, the president said he will make a directive for Metuh to be mobilised with funds to carry out the project. The next day, Metuh called me to tell me that his account had been credited with N400m”, Okupe said.

Justice Abang adjourned to May 19, 2016 for continuation of defence.

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