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Metuh Tore Confessional Statement, Says EFCC Source by Kazmaz(m): 5:59am On Jan 13, 2016 |
of the commission has said.
The top officer of the commission, who confided
in one of our correspondents on Tuesday, alleged
that Metuh tore the statement when it was brought
to him for his signature.
The source alleged that the PDP spokesman tore
the statement he had earlier made to shreds and
attempted to put the pieces in his mouth when
operatives stopped him.
Metuh was arrested by the EFCC last week for
allegedly receiving N1.4bn meant for the purchase
of arms from a former National Security Adviser,
Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).
The source said the interrogators believed that the
PDP spokesman destroyed the statement after
realising the gravity of the evidence against him.
The top operative added that the commission was
considering filing additional charges against Metuh
for allegedly destroying a major evidence in the
case against him.
He added that the action of the PDP spokesman
amounted to a wilful damage of government
property.
“The tearing of statement is tantamount to wilful
destruction of government property and it is a
serious offence. Also, the fact that he obstructed
operatives from performing their job is a criminal
offence.
“We will explore the possibility of filing a separate
charge against him at the Federal Capital Territory
High Court,” the source said.
Efforts to get Metuh’s aide, Mr. Richard Ihediwa, to
react to this latest development did not succeed as
calls to his mobile telephone indicated that it was
switched off.
There was a report last week that the EFCC was
investigating the account of Destra Investment
Limited, owned by Metuh.
According to the report, the EFCC investigators
discovered that Destra Investment Limited was
used to fund the PDP’s activities, including its 2015
campaigns.
The EFCC alleged that the company, which had N6,
676,576.06 as of November 24, 2014, recorded a
balance of N1.4bn by last December.
Some of the deposits in the account are N400m
from the Office of National Security Adviser on
November 24, 2014; N253m on December 2 and 4,
2014 from Ibrahim Kabiru, whose identity had yet
to be confirmed; N91m on December 2, 2014 from
Capital Field Investment; and N92m on December
3, 2014.
Meanwhile, Metuh has said he will no longer speak
to investigators about the N400m he collected
from former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said rather, he would only speak in an open
court.
Metuh had admitted before the EFCC operatives
that he received N400m from Jonathan, but
refused to disclose what the money was meant for
or for what job.
In a statement by his Special Assistant, Ihediwa, in
Abuja on Tuesday, Metuh claimed that he
executed a project for the former President but
refused to explain the job he executed for the ex-
President that fetched him the huge sum.
Metuh, who is said to be on hunger strike, said he
would only disclose the job he did for the
defeated former President in an open court.
Ihediwa said, “In exercise of his rights, he has
since given his statement to the EFCC wherein he
submitted that he received the sum of N400m
from the former President for an assignment,
which he executed to the satisfaction of the former
President.
“In further exercise of his rights, Metuh has also
indicated his readiness to make public the nature
of this assignment, but only in an open court in
line with the laws of the land, and where his
statement would not be distorted by anybody.”
Meanwhile, the caucus of the PDP in the House of
Representatives has demanded the release of the
PDP spokesperson from the custody of the EFCC
within 48 hours.
The Minority Leader of the House, Mr. Leo Ogor, a
member of the PDP from Delta State, who spoke
on behalf of the caucus, clarified that the demand
did not mean that the lawmakers were against the
anti-corruption war of the Federal Government.
Ogor added, “We are not in support of corruption
or any corrupt person, but due process must be
followed. Metuh has been arrested and kept in
detention for nine, almost 10 days, without trial.
“We insist that he should be taken to a court of
competent jurisdiction or granted an
administrative bail as has been done in cases
involving other persons.”
The caucus recalled that like Metuh, former
Kaduna State military governor, Brig.-Gen. Jafaru
Isa, a “known associate” of President Muhammadu
Buhari, was also detained by the EFCC for receiving
N170m from former National Security Adviser,
Sambo Dasuki.
However, the PDP observed that in the case of
Jafaru, he was granted bail soon after his arrest by
the anti-graft agency.
“Isa Jafaru was granted bail after the EFCC
chairman (Ibrahim Magu) visited Aso Rock. What
does that tell us?” Ogor asked.
The EFCC had said Isa was granted bail after he
refunded N100m from the N170m he collected
from Dasuki.
Ogor added, “If you make a reference to the
refund of money, then we have missed the point.
The point is ‘why keep a man in detention
endlessly without trial’? It is not the duty of the
EFCC to direct anybody to refund money. That is
the responsibility of the courts.’’
PDP’s National Legal Adviser, Mr. Victor Kwon, told
one of our correspondents that he was not at the
place where the incident allegedly happened.
Kwon said, “I wasn’t there and I won’t want to
react to hearsay.
“Only those who were there can confirm or deny
whether the incident took place or not.”
Efforts to get the EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson
Uwujaren, to confirm Metuh’s action, had not
succeeded as of the time of sending this report as
calls to his mobile telephone did not connect.
In a related development, the House of
Representatives in its plenary session on Tuesday
debated a bill to amend the EFCC Act 2004.
The bill, which was sponsored by Mr. Nicholas
Ossai, seeks to restructure the commission and
strengthen it.
The bill, among others, seeks to restructure the
composition of the EFCC by introducing various
professional bodies into its operations.
It also seeks to empower the commission to seize
funds held in the bank accounts of individuals,
which the owners could not defend or explain
their sources.
A member, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, said, “We need
to professionalise the EFCC so that the agency can
be sound in fighting corruption.”
But members like Abdulrazak Namdas and Aminu
Suleiman expressed fears that introducing
“external bodies” like the Nigerian Bar Association
could politicise the operations of the commission.
“These professional bodies are themselves political
bodies in a way because they have political
affiliations. At the end of the day, they will rather
delay the work of the commission than speeding it
up,” Namdas stated.
On his part, Suleiman said, “Bringing in other
organs to be part of the EFCC will politicise the
commission.”
The bill passed its second reading and was
referred to the House Committee on Financial
Crimes by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara. |
Re: Metuh Tore Confessional Statement, Says EFCC Source by justmenoni: 6:25am On Jan 13, 2016 |
Na real wa ooo |
Re: Metuh Tore Confessional Statement, Says EFCC Source by checkolatunji: 6:49am On Jan 13, 2016 |
Mr man cooperate shaperly. Return money or die of hunger in detention, nothing go happen if you die. You die, you die trowe |
Re: Metuh Tore Confessional Statement, Says EFCC Source by Mynd44: 8:26am On Jan 13, 2016 |
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