Oliseh Metuh To Get 5 Year Jail Term?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
added another offence to the list of charges it filed against
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson- Olisa Metuh.
In the latest charge, Metuh is accused of obstructing
officials of the EFCC.
Reports say the latest charge brought against the PDP
spokesman, is contrary to Section 38(2) of the EFCC
(Establishment) Act 2004.
The penalty of this new charge maximum of a five-year jail
term or N20,000 fine or both imprisonment and fine.
According to Punch, the anti-graft agency filed two charges
of mischief and destruction of evidence earlier, at the High
Court in Abuja.
Following the amendment of the charges, Metuh will be
expected to take a fresh plea before Justice Ishaq Bello
today, Friday, February 26, 2016.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has also dismissed a case
filed by Metuh against the Federal Government.
He dragged the government to court over his arrest by the
EFCC.
Punch also reports that Justice Okon Abang of the Federal
High Court, Abuja, has reserved Thursday. March 9, 2016 to
determine if the PDP spokesman has a case to answer,
following the allegations of fraud levelled against him by the
EFCC.