Dasukigate: Metuh begs court, as BDC Witness confesses to helping him with $2m transfer
The Two witnesses
brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission have told the court how the spokesperson of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, and his company, Dextra Investments Limited,
transferred the sum of $2million allegedly collected from the office of
the
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The first
prosecution witness, Nneka Ararume, a wealth manager dealing in management of
equities, fixed income instruments and real estate, said she collected the sum
of $2million dollars from Mr. Metuh sometime in December 2014.
She explained
further that she went ahead to change the money to its naira equivalent through
two bureau de change operators she engaged.
She said, “He
gave me the sum of $2m in $100 bills. It was taken to bureau de change
operators who would then transfer the money to ARM. From there , I proceeded to
Mr. Sie Iyenome’s office at Wuse 2 where I gave him the sum of $1m.
“I also invited
Mr. Kabir Mohammed and I also gave him the sum of $1m to transfer the naira
equivalent in favour of Destra Investment Limited. Later on the same day,
December 2, 2014, Mr. Kabir and Mr. Sie Iyenome confirmed the receipt.”
She said she
changed the dollars into Nigerian currency and had it transferred to Mr.
Metuh’s account.
The second
witness, a bureau de change operator, said he had the sum of $1 million dollars
exchanged to N183 million and transferred to the account of Dextra Investments
Limited.
He however said
he had no knowledge of either Mr. Metuh or his company, Dextra investment
Limited, before that time.
Mr. Metuh is
standing trial for allegedly collecting N400 million from Mr Dasuki’s office.
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