The federal high court has fixed October 14 for re-arraignment of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, over alleged fraud to the tune of N400 million.
The date was fixed following the absence of the new trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in court on Tuesday.
As a result, Metuh’s re-trial could not proceed, despite his presence and that of all the parties involved in court.
Metuh is facing charges of laundering N400million he allegedly received from a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, for his party’s presidential campaigns ahead of the 2015 elections.
The court of Appeal, Abuja, had on December 16, 2020, nullified a Federal High Court judgement that convicted and sentenced Metuh to seven years imprisonment for money laundering.
The appellate court held that the judgement of the trial judge, Okon Abang, was tainted with bias, and subsequently sent the case file back to the Federal High Court for retrial by another judge.
