Metuh drops SANs, engages new lawyer to defend him in money laundering case

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A former spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has disengaged two Senior Advocates of Nigeria leading his defence in his N400m money laundering case before the Federal High Court

in Abuja.

Metuh’s decision to disengage the two SANs – Dr. Onyechi Ikpezu and Mr. Emeka Etiaba – came barely 24 hours after the senior lawyers filed an application for withdrawal as the defendant’s counsel.But before the scheduled hearing, Metuh had written to the SANs disengaging them as his lawyers. Metuh and his firm, Destra Investment Limited, are being prosecuted by the EFCC on money laundering charges, involving allegations that they both fraudulently took the sum N400m from the Office of the National Security Adviser “when they reasonably ought to know” that the money was part of the proceeds of alleged criminal act of then NSA, Sambo Dasuki.

 

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Delay tactics

Is he still in Nigeria?

Kiki kiki!!! I laugh ooo! Their bill is too high? Moreso, SANs friend Onorghen is on suspension! You are smart Bros!

Seems the bill is unassailable. Wisdom should have prevailed......plea bargain would've solved this and save him a lot of money

Money don finish

No more money to pay SANs?

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