The National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, may have allegedly torn the statement he made while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 5 because he implicated former President Goodluck in the N400 million fraud case he is standing trial for.
According to the Punch, the incident duty log which was recorded at 4.30pm by an EFCC detective, Junaid Sa’id, on January 5, 2016, reads:
“Destruction Of Written Statement: I have booked the incident of tearing into pieces of statement by Mr. Olisa Metuh, who was given his statement to endorse after volunteering his statement and he decided to tear into pieces the third page of his four-page statement
“The torn statement has however been registered with the Exhibit Keeper. Entry made by Det. Junaid Sa’id.”
The record indicated that part of the torn statement claimed that the account in which the N400m was paid was requested by former President Goodluck Jonathan, for payments to be made to settle some debts owed by the PDP.
It reads in part, “12.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa began to volunteer his statement under words of caution.
“15.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa concluded his statement which was of four pages. I passed the statements to the team leader, CSP Ibrahim Musa, to read over and endorse accordingly but in the process of reading and after endorsing pages one and two, he swiftly tore into pieces page three of his statement which read that former President Jonathan had asked him to make available, account details owed by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the debts owed him personally and some media houses.
“He further stated that he gave the account details of Destra Investments Ltd. to the President and thereafter he received the payment of N400m into his company’s accounts which he used for specific assignments given to him by the President of which he was not willing to disclose for what purpose.
“I thereafter refused to give him page four of his statement for endorsement because I did not want him to tear it as well. This incidence (sic) happened in the presence of the following officers: Mr. Ibrahim Musa, Mr. Wetkas Michael, Mr. Bello Umar, Ms. Ibrahim, who were all carrying out their various assignments.
“16.30 hours: The torn page of the statement which is in pieces was registered with the exhibit keeper and the incident recorded in the incidence record book of the commission.”
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Posted: at 1-02-2016 07:55 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Ennyolalekan at 1-02-2016 08:24 AM (9 years ago) (m)
I knew right for tym dat Man was not dere for us.. Ole buruku GEJ
Posted: at 1-02-2016 08:24 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
freethinker at 1-02-2016 09:16 AM (9 years ago) (m)
EFCC, BUHARI AND APC ARE BRAINLESS STOP TRYING PEOPLE ON THE PAGES OF NEWSPAPER WHEN MATTER IS IN COURT, STOP MAKING FOOLISH COMMENTS ON PAGES OF NEWDPAPER, ALLOW COURT TO DO THE JOB. IT IS ONLY IN ZOO U WILL FIND THIS.
Posted: at 1-02-2016 09:16 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
If a statement was not made under duress, why complain that it was torn, you can ask the man to write another statement, if he is not under duress he would recreate what he wrote b/4 period. Statements to the law enforcements are meant to be by the free will of the accused not by force, if it is under duress or not by free will it is not admissable in court.
Posted: at 1-02-2016 10:51 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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