TVC E, POLITICS – The statement torn by embattled spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party Olisa Metuh while in EFCC custody linked former President Goodluck Jonathan to the alleged fraudulent receipt of N400m from Dasuki, documents presented in court showed.
Amongst the documents filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court were the statements of five EFCC operatives who were said to have witnessed the incident.
The “incidence record book” which gives the details of the occurrence was also part of the documents filed along with the charges of destruction of evidence brought against Metuh by the anti-graft commission.
The documents presented in court indicate that Metuh had stated on page 3 of the torn statement, that the account in which the N400m was paid was requested for by Jonathan. This was in order to offset some debts owed by the PDP.
According to a report by the Punch, the statement read in part: “12.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa began to volunteer his statement under words of caution.
“15.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa concluded his statement which was of four pages. I passed the statements to the team leader, CSP Ibrahim Musa, to read over and endorse accordingly but in the process of reading and after endorsing pages one and two, he swiftly tore into pieces page three of his statement which read that former President Jonathan had asked him to make available, account details owed by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the debts owed him personally and some media houses.
“He further stated that he gave the account details of Destra Investments Ltd. to the President and thereafter he received the payment of N400m into his company’s accounts which he used for specific assignments given to him by the President of which he was not willing to disclose for what purpose.
“I thereafter refused to give him page four of his statement for endorsement because I did not want him to tear it as well. This incidence (sic) happened in the presence of the following officers: Mr. Ibrahim Musa, Mr. Wetkas Michael, Mr. Bello Umar, Ms. Ibrahim, who were all carrying out their various assignments.
“16.30 hours: The torn page of the statement which is in pieces was registered with the exhibit keeper and the incident recorded in the incidence record book of the commission.”
