A Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja will deliver judgment today in the trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over allegations that he diverted arms funds from the Office of the former NSA, Sambo Dasuki. in 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Metuh together with his company, Destra Investment Ltd, on seven (7) counts of money laundering, after he allegedly received the sum of N400m arms fund from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The date had been fixed by Justice Okon Abang after hearing the final written addresses of the parties in the matter. But through his counsel, Abel Ozioko, Metuh has maintained that the funds in question were duly approved by the office of the then president, Goodluck Jonathan, and paid via the NSA to publicize the good works of the government ahead of the general elections between 2014 and 2015.

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