Metuh Not Arrested By EFCC, But Invited–Aide

An aide to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has dismissed reports that his boss was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday.

A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Special Assistant to Metuh, Richard Ihediwa, explained that the opposition party’s spokesman was only invited by the anti-graft agency, which he honoured.

“Officials of the EFCC arrived the Abuja home of the spokesman of the opposition PDP, Olisa Metuh this morning, inviting him to follow them to the commission’s headquarters,” Ihediwa disclosed in the statement.

Continuing, he said, “Upon enquiry on the reasons for the invitation, the officials stated that he has some issues to clear with the commission. They also said he was not being arrested but friendly invited.

“The operatives, four in number, came in a white unmarked Toyota Hiace bus. As at the time of issuing this statement, Metuh is still being kept at the commission’s headquarters and his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.”

Ihediwa added that, “While details of why Metuh was invited is yet to be made pubic by the commission, it could be recalled that severally, Metuh, as the mouthpiece of the opposition party had alerted in various press conferences and statements that he has been under threat and that the ruling party and the government have been very uncomfortable with his stance.

“The latest being the outburst and threats by the National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun in reaction to Metuh’s criticisms of President Buhari’s widely criticized response on government’s disobedience of court orders, during the last Wednesday’s Presidential Media chat.”

He promised to “keep the public updated on any development on the issue.”