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BREAKING: Former PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh Freed From Prison

BREAKING: Olisa Metuh Freed From Prison

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Olisa Metuh, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Thursday released from Kuje Custodial Centre (prison).

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CityNews Nigeria reports that the pictures of Metuh coming out of the prison was shared online by Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation.

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The court of appeal sitting in Abuja had last week nullified the seven-year jail sentence handed down to him.

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In its ruling, the court held that Okon Abang, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, exhibited bias in Metuh’s case.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Metuh on seven counts of money laundering for allegedly receiving N400 million from the office of the national security adviser.

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On February 25, 2020, the trial court pronounced him guilty on all counts of money laundering and sentenced him to seven years in prison.

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