A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday granted N400million bail to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who has been in the Kuje prison since Friday.
In his ruling, the trial Justice, Okon Abang ordered Metuh to produce two sureties who must deposit the sum of N200m each.
The sureties were not only required to be Abuja residents, but also owners of landed properties within the Maitama district of the FCT.
They are to submit the Certificate of Occupancy of the properties to the Chief Registrar of the court for verification, as well as submit their three years tax clearance.
According to the court, the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means and also submit two recent passport photographs.
More so, Justice Abang ordered Metuh to surrender his international passport to the Chief Registrar of the high court.
We reported earlier that Metuh was brought to court in handcuffs, in a prison bus with registration No. PS-682-AO.
Metuh is answering to a seven-count criminal charge that was preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
He is facing trial alongside his firm, Destra Investment Limited, over alleged N400m fraud.
The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2016, was signed by the Assistant Director, Legal & Prosecution Department of the EFCC, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir.
The charge against Metuh borders on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and criminal diversion of public funds.
Specifically, EFCC, alleged that Metuh had in November, 2014, collected the sum of N400m from the erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd.
The fund which was withdrawn from an account the Office of the NSA operated with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was allegedly transferred to Metuh through account no. 0040437573, which Destra Investments Limited operated with Diamond Bank Plc.
EFCC insisted that whereas the fund was earmarked for campaign activities of the PDP, it said that Metuh diverted most of it to his personal use.
January 25 has been fixed to commence full-blown hearing on the matter.
