EFCC Arrests Olisah Metuh. PDP Reacts.

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the National Publicity Secretary Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.
He was picked up at his residence located at Drive One, Prince and Princess Estate, in the Games Village area of Abuja today.
Four officials of the commission stormed his residence in the early hours of the day and asked him to follow them to the commission’s headquarters, at Wuse Zone 2.
Metuh’s Special Assitant, Mr. Richard Ihediwa, confirmed the arrest of his boss.
He said, “Upon enquiry on the reasons for the invitation (by the EFCC officials), 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.”
He added that Metuh was still being kept at the commission’s headquarters while his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.
Metuh said on Monday that he had yet to be invited for questioning by the EFCC and wondered why he would be reading about the plan to interrogate him on the pages of newspapers.
Metuh is said to be under investigation for allegedly collecting about N400m from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sabo Dasuki (retd.).
A company he was said to have interest in is also under investigation.
Metuh had agreed that he collected undisclosed sum of money from former President Goodluck Jonathan.
But he said he got the undisclosed amount from carrying out unspecific work as the spokesperson for the PDP for the former President.

In a statement signed by Metuh’s Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa, the party stated that while the reason for the arrest remains unclear, the PDP spokesperson might be the target of a war of attrition as he’s been very critical and outspoken against the current government.
The statement reads:
“Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrived the Abuja home of the spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh this morning, inviting him to follow them to the commission’s headquarters.
“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, Chief Metuh is still being kept at the commission’s headquarters and his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.
“While details of why Chief Metuh was invited is yet to be made pubic by the commission, it could be recalled that severally, Chief 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, Chief John Oyegun in reaction to Chief 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.
“The Office of the National Publicity Secretary will keep the public updated on any development on the issue.”