The Very Sick, Olisah Metuh, Is ‘Missing’, Whereabouts Unknown Today

The Very Sick, Olisah Metuh, Is ‘Missing’, Whereabouts Unknown Today

The embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, was missing from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday morning.

Metuh, who collapsed during Monday’s proceedings, was absent from the ongoing court session today, as the Defense Counsel, Emeka Etiaba, announced himself as the Lawyer to the ex-Spokesperson for the PDP.

The Defense Counsel refused to disclose the whereabouts of Metuh, as the former PDP Spokesman did not show up in court today.

Recall however, that Etiaba had withdrawn from the case, on Monday, after the Judge insisted that the trial must continue, after Metuh’s fall down in court.

The Judge, Justice Okon Abang,  nonetheless, had overruled Etiaba’s application to withdraw from the case, saying that it was an attempt to delay the case.

‎Insisting that he had withdrawn from the case, Etiaba refused to answer further questions asked by the Judge.

The Judge described Etiaba’s attitude as rude and unethical.

The Judge, however, adjourned the case to Tuesday, after the court’s Medical Official said Metuh needed to see his Doctor.

Metuh, who with his company, Destra Investment Limited, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the N400 million he allegedly received fraudulently from the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2014, fell after taking some steps towards the dock, on Monday.