Metuh, who was arrested on Tuesday by the operatives of the anti-graft body in his residence in Abuja following a security tip-off that he had secured an Emirates Airline flight to leave the country to evade justice, was listed in connection of N1.4 billion out of the $2.1 billion allocated for arms procurement in the heat of insecurity in the northern part of the country through the office of the National Security Adviser.
A
source who spoke to Pinnacle InfoGallery team on the condition of anonymity
stated that the eloquent PDP’s spokesperson had perfected plans to quietly leave
the country following the federal government’s war against corruption
particularly having been shortlisted over the indiscriminate disbursements of
the arm procurement fund by the former ex-NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd. It alleged
that he had already acquired citizenship of St. Kitts and Nevis through
intimidating pecuniary interests and investments in the country.
As
part of the concerted strategy to leave and stay away from the country, the
source disclosed that the PDP spokesperson’s recent alarm on threats to his life
by the presidency was strategically to secure asylum in the overseas as soon as
he takes off from the shores of Nigeria. Among other notable citizens that have so far
made the list on the misappropriation of arms fund include the chairman of Daar
Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and his ThisDay counterpart, Nduka
Obiegbena. Meanwhile, the EFCC has persistently threatened that more
influential citizens would be arrested and charged to the court in few weeks
time following further overwhelming revelations from the interrogations made so
far.
However,
the EFCC boss, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has reiterated on his commission’s guiding
principle that it would strictly reflect the “fear of God, national interest and
the rule of law”, adding that the EFCC already has the support of the
government, all relevant bodies and organizations towards performing its
statutory duties efficiently including the judiciary.
”By
far, more inspirational is the political will of Mr. President to fight
corruption. This unbending will, which some now call body language, has given
the needed traction to the anti-graft campaign. On the part of the EFCC, I can
assure you that the effect of our even more penetrating investigations and
commitment to rid Nigeria of all forms of corruption and economic and financial
crimes can and will continue to be seen from the cases we take to court for
trial,” he said.
However,
apart from Metuh who allegedly attempted to escape after intense propaganda
that the anti-corruption war was targeted solely on the opposition, most other
political officeholders in the previous administration have either resorted to relocation
abroad or glued to clutches and wheel chairs invoking illnesses that never
showed up.
It
would be recalled that immediately Buhari was declared President-elect, Chief Bode
George, one of the strongmen in the Jonathan’s administration and PDP National leader,
South-West who, visibly played notable roles in the administration-under-probe
diplomatically left the country, and from unknown location announced that he
would be out of the country for some years over a book he intends to publish in
future. Some others followed suit before the inauguration of the present government
and evaded justice.
Nevertheless, undeterred Buhari, since assumption of office has
been touring all nooks and crannies of the world seeking for international
cooperation
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