The family of the immediate beyond countrywide exposure Secretary of the Peoples Democratic birthday celebration, chief Olisa Metuh, has stated that their son is ready to refund the N400m he allegedly amassed from the office of the previous countrywide safety Adviser, Lt.Col. Sabo Dasuki (retd).
Chief Gilbert Metuh, who issued the announcement on behalf of the Metuh own family, stated his brother’s life became in hazard because of his alleged spinal wire injury.
He said that the circle of relatives turned into conscious that the matter concerning their son turned into subjudice, but stated the own family become simplest reacting to problems that have been in public glare.
Gilbert Metuh stated, “because his (Metuh’s) arrest and even as much as about every week ago, our son has made numerous overtures to the arresting authority for him to refund the money considering they now declare in court docket that it came from authorities coffers. All efforts were unsuccessful.
“it is instructive that out of over three hundred names listed as having obtained money from the ONSA, all people who supplied to refund cash were no longer arraigned in court.
“Our son is the best one whose provide to refund money changed into rejected and has been arraigned in court docket and his case given multiplied listening to. On every trial date the hostility within the courtroom is palpable.
Metuh is currently being prosecuted with the aid of the economic and monetary Crime commission for allegedly receiving the cash, which the prosecution said changed into from authorities handbag.
However the accused has consistently stated he was now not conscious that the money came from the government coffers.
The cash turned into said to have been released to him to launder the alleged terrible image of the former President a few months to the 2015 presidential election which Jonathan ultimately misplaced.
Metuh had misplaced in his bid to quash the fee as each the Federal excessive court docket sitting in Abuja and the court docket of attraction stated he had a case to answer on the issue.
He had also lost at the excessive courtroom in his bid to relaxed his passport to permit him tour abroad to are seeking medical remedy of his alleged infection.