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https://www.nairaland.com/6317553/appeal-court-nullifies-olisa-metuhs#97129794

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the supreme court to send Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), back to prison.

Metuh was on February 25, 2020, convicted on seven counts of money laundering for allegedly receiving N400 million from the office of the national security adviser.

Okon Abang, the trial judge, sentenced him to seven years in prison.

However, the court of appeal voided Metuh’s conviction on December 16 on the grounds that the trial judge exhibited bias in the case.

The appellate court also nullified the judgment of the trial court against Destra Investment Limited.

In a separate appeal, the court also quashed parts of the trial court’s judgment which indicted Sambo Dasuki, a former national security adviser.

The court of appeal then ordered Metuh’s retrial before a different judge.

On December 24, Metuh was released from Kuje prison after 10 months in custody.

But the EFCC has filed an appeal hinged on six grounds before the supreme court seeking to upturn the lower court’s verdict.

In the appeal, Sylvanus Tahir, EFCC counsel, argued that the judgment of the court of appeal “occasioned a gross miscarriage of justice”.

Tahir submitted that the appellate court failed to go into the merits of the case as determined by the trial court before making its decision.

The anti-graft commission also contended that the appeal court “erred in law and occasioned a miscarriage of justice by adjudging comments, remarks, views and opinion expressed by the learned trial judge in his judgment as amounting to bias”.

“The comments, remarks, views and opinion of the learned trial judge came after the conviction of the appellant, hence it had no bearing on the merit of the case,” the EFCC said.

“The learned trial judge was at liberty to make remarks and they did not detract from the judicial duties the court carried out.

“The said remarks being merely a passing incidental ‘by the way comment’ did not affect or embody the resolution of the issues before the trial court.”

Consequently, the commission is seeking “an order de-nullifying the nullification of the judgment of the trial court by the court below and reinstating the conviction, sentences and fines imposed on the 1st respondent (Metuh) by the judgement of the trial court.

“An order committing/reinstating the 1st respondent back to the Correctional Centre at Kuje (Abuja) to complete his term of imprisonment.”

In the alternative, the commission prayed the apex court for an order setting aside the court of appeal’s judgment and another that the appeal be heard on merit by another panel of the court of appeal.

https://www.thecable.ng/send-metuh-back-to-prison-efcc-appeals-to-supreme-court/amp

elite prisoner

ALL OF UNA CORRUPT JARE

Imagine

Immediately

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

Mumu people.

EFCC don turn oppression tool

Useless people! No agency is more corrupt than EFCC, yet they claim to fight corruption, using Yahoo Boys to shine and be relevant, even though not everyone they labeled Yahoo Boy is actually a fraudster.

As if corrupt Apc members are better than metuh

EFCC whose head is a thief?, they lack the goodwill to send anyone to jail

EFCC dey act like porn star.

Where is dasuki the money sender.
Convict recipient while sender is a free man.

superamoled:
Mumu people.

EFCC don turn oppression tool

Obj administration created the commission and destroyed it with their selective justice.

OBASANJO destroyed the essence front the start, so the rot didn't just start today.

Corrupt Organization EFCC

Metuh the man.....EFCC been biased,na only him get corruption case Why dem free Orji Kalu?

Yes send METU and every other opposition voices to the prison and give APC and bandits and fulani herdsmen and terrorists amnesty and bags of dollars.

Akaegwu:
Where is dasuki the money sender.
Convict recipient while sender is a free man.

Tribalism war.....

Akaegwu:
Where is dasuki the money sender. Convict recipient while sender is a free man.

I wonder ooo

Oxtertee:
As if corrupt Apc members are better than metuh

even how many Hausa Muslims are in prison for corruption. Ibos are just too silent

Look at Iboes and PDP urchins defending Metuh the criminal.

superior1:
EFCC whose head is a thief?, they lack the goodwill to send anyone to jail

Moral standing

Confused set of people

And Orji Kalu should be free and be vying for presidency bah

Efcc face front.