Metuh's lawyers ask to withdraw from trial, cite alleged threats to lives

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria , Oyinyechi Ikpeazu and Emeka Etiaba, have asked to withdraw from representing a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, in his ongoing criminal trial.

“I have received numerous threats to my life from diverse sources through telephone calls with disguised numbers giving an ultimatum and threatening to kill me based on the manner they claimed I had been mishandling the case. “This honourable court has ordered a day to day hearing in this matter and counsel will be unable to afford the time, having regard to the diaries of their respective offices.”

Day to day trial? Why though?

Delay tactics

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