The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to revoke the bail earlier granted former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. EFCC’s Prosecution Counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, who also asked the court to send Metuh to prison, was reacting to Metuh’s absence in court twice over reports of ill health.Metuh was said to be sick and undergoing treatment at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. A letter was, however, sent to the court informing it that the defendant would be absent on Monday.When the court resumed sitting yesterday, Metuh’s counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), prayed for an adjournment, as his client could not make it to the court on account of his ill health. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, however, urged the court to discountenance Tahir’s position as unsubstantiated and adjourned the matter to the next convenient date. Azibaola, his wife, Stella and their company, One Plus Holdings, were arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2018 04:52 UTC