A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, in the sum of N300m with two sureties in like sum.
The total bail sum is N600m.
Olisa Metuh, who was in Kuje prison was arraigned on Thursday before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja for allegedly destroying the statement he made to operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Metuh is being held at the Kuje prison, Abuja following his earlier arraignment before the Federal High Court, Abuja on a seven-count charge of money laundering for allegedly receiving N400million from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and allegedly making doubtful investment of $2million.
Thursday, he was arraigned before Justice Ishaq Bello on a two-count charge.
He pleaded not guilty, following which the judge ordered that Metuh be further remanded in Kuje prison.
Count one of the charge filed on January 18 reads: “Statement of offence: Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence, punishable under Section 166 of the Penal Code CAP 532 LFN, Abuja (2004).
“Particular of offence: Olisa Metuh, on the 5th day of January 2016 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, destroyed the document, to wit: a statement made under caution to investigators/operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the 5th of January 2016 with the intention of preventing the same from being produced or used as evidence in a court of law.
Count two reads: “Statement of office: Mischief contrary to Section 326 and punishable under Section 327 of the Penal Code CAP 532 LFN, Abuja (2004). Particular of offence: Olisa Metuh, on the 5th day of January 2016 within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with intent to cause wrongful loss or damage to the property of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) committed mischief by destroying/tearing into pieces a statement you made under caution to investigations/investigative of the EFCC.”
The offence is said to be punishable under Section 166 of the Penal Code Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, (Abuja) 2004.