The national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh was presented in a Federal High Court, Abuja today in handcuffs even as he was later granted bail in the sum of N400 million for allegedly cornering the sum of N400 million from the $2.1 Billion arms deal scandal in which the former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Saduki is the central figure.
Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling shortly after Metuh’s bail application was argued today, also ordered that two sureties with N200 million each must own property in Maitama, Abuja.
The judge ruled that the sureties must produce the certificates of occupancy of the said property which must be verified by the Chief Registrar of the court and confirmed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The judge, who also ordered that Metuh must deposit his traveling documents with the court pending the period of his trial, ordered the EFCC to verify the residences of the sureties who must be resident in Abuja.
Meanwhile, Metuh has been returned to Kuje prison in the Federal Capital Territory pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions.
After the court delivered its ruling today prison officials led him to a waiting pick-up van and he was locked up at the rear cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle with registration number PS 682 AA and with inscription, Kuje Prison, FCT Command, Abuja, was driven off from the court premises at exactly 4:10pm. [myad]
