Metuh, who is standing trial alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, was not in court, as Mr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), his counsel told the court that his client was on admission at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Hospital. He prayed the court for an adjournment to enable his client heal so that he would be fit enough to attend his trial. The judge, Justice Okon Abang in his ruling noted that the matter was slated for the cross examination of the Metuh’s ninth witness by the prosecution. “The first defendant (Metuh) is absent in court today but the witness is in court. Metuh is standing trial on a seven-count charge which involves laundering two million dollars and fraudulently receiving N400 million from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2018 12:56 UTC