The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said the commission will
not release detained spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, until
he returns the N400m he allegedly received from embattled former National
Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
Ibrahim
Magu, the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, said Metuh would have been released but
he is unwilling to return the funds. He also denied claims the commission was
on a witchhunt of leaders of the opposition PDP after its continued detention
of Metuh and the release of Jafaru Isa, an All Progressives Congress chieftain.
Magu who spoke in Lagos with online media publishers explaining said;
”From
the records, Metuh got over N400 million, he has not said anything because we
need the public money to be returned so that it’s going to be used for public
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“Also
Jafaru Isa, what Dasuki gave him was N170 million. He also agreed…of course he
has collected that money, he was with us for 4-5 days and then he made a
deposit of N100 million and entered an undertaking to bring the rest. That does
not mean we will not prosecute him.”
“But
this other Metuh, instead of going for a refund, he has admitted he collected
money…. so instead of… he still has the money because the money is too much.
Instead of returning the money, he preferred to go on strike.”
Mr.
Isa, a former military governor of Kaduna State, was arrested last Wednesday by
EFCC operatives for allegedly receiving N170 million from the Dasuki.
Mr.
Metuh, the Spokesperson of the PDP, has been in EFCC custody since January 5
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