A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison.

 

Metuh who was found guilty yesterday of all charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was also to return N375m to government.

 

Justice Okon Abang convicted him in a ruling on the N400m fraud case brought against him by the EFCC shortly after the PDP lost power in 2015.

 

The EFCC charged Metuh, who is standing trial alongside his company, Destra investment, with seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of said fund which he received from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

 

He said the former PDP spokesman lacked any documentary evidence to show that former President Jonathan authorized the release of N400m purportedly for security reasons without a contractual agreement.

 

Lawyers to Olisah Metuh and his company, Destra investment were disappointed with the ruling.