Chief Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja undergoing questioning.
According to a statement from his Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa, the PDP National Publicity Secretary had to go the EFCC offices after operatives from the anti-graft agency stormed his Abuja residence early Tuesday morning demanding that he accompany them to their office.
Ihediwa said although the EFCC operatives denied Metuh was being arrested, they, however, insisted that he should honour their ‘friendly invitation’.
“The operatives, four in number, came in a White unmarked Toyota Hiace bus.”
Metuh’s Special Assistant said his boss was still at the commission’s headquarters while his lawyers were making frantic efforts to reach him.
“While details of why Chief Metuh was invited is yet to be made public 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,” Ihediwa said.
He promised that the “Office of the National Publicity Secretary will keep the public updated on any development on the issue.”
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