The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has amended the
charges of destruction of evidence filed before the High Court of the
Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, against the National
Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh.
It added another count of obstruction of officers of the commission
to the initial two which means the PDP spokesperson will be made to
take a fresh plea to all the three counts when the matter comes up
before Justice Ishaq Bello on Friday.
The amended charge was filed before the FCT High Court and served on Metuh’s lawyers on Thursday.
It would be recalled that the EFCC had on January 21 arraigned
Metuh on two counts, including destruction of his statement on January
5, 2016, and “mischief” which he was said to have committed by tearing the said statement “with intent to cause wrongful loss or damage to the property of the EFCC.”
He had pleaded not guilty to the two counts and the trial judge, Justice Bello, had fixed Friday for trial.
However, under the additional third count, the PDP spokesperson is
accused of obstructing officials of the EFCC on the same day, an offence
contrary to and punishable under section 38(2) of the EFCC
Establishment Act 2004.
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