Former national publicity secretary of the PDP, Olisa
Metuh, has collapsed in court
- As a result of this, Justice Okon Abang had to stand
down the matter to enable medical officials attend to
him
- It was reported that medical officials who entered
the courtroom at 9.19am were still attending to him at
about 9.25am
Olisa Metuh, a former national publicity
secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
has collapsed in court on Monday, May 21.
Metuh is being prosecuted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over
allegation that he fraudulently received a sum of
N400m in 2014 from the office of the National
Security Adviser (NSA).
Punch reports that the incident occurred about
9.01am in the courtroom and the trial judge,
Justice Okon Abang had to stand down the
matter to enable medical officials attend to the
defendant.
Going further, the news outlet reported
that medical officials who entered the courtroom
at 9.19am were still attending to him at about
9.25am., however gathered that Metuh was
already trying to access the box before the judge
asked him to come back, he fell as the walker he
was using slipped while he was trying to adjust
himself at the entrance of the dock.
The court registrar rushed to the medical
department to inform medics of the situation. A
Dr from the court examined him where he was
writhing in pain and reported to the court that
he should be sent to a hospital
Meanwhile, adegokblog .com had reported that a
presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, mocked the
former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
over Olisa Metuh's appearance in court.
Onochie, a personal adviser to President
Muhammadu Buhari on social media, described
what happened in the court as something to
complement Nollywood.
“Weak, tired and bandaged to the neck on a stretcher and
ambulance to complement the Nollywood drama,” she
said.
However, the second vice president of the
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday
Onyekachi Ubani, described Metuh’s appearance
in court as unfortunate and “not too good.”
“I am aware that some of the accused persons facing
criminal trials, especially high profile corruption cases in
Nigeria feign ill health most times in order to delay their
trials for reasons best known to them but the picture of
Olisa Metuh as he was brought to court today in Abuja to
continue his trial appeared not too good."
Metuh, has collapsed in court
- As a result of this, Justice Okon Abang had to stand
down the matter to enable medical officials attend to
him
- It was reported that medical officials who entered
the courtroom at 9.19am were still attending to him at
about 9.25am
Olisa Metuh, a former national publicity
secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
has collapsed in court on Monday, May 21.
Metuh is being prosecuted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over
allegation that he fraudulently received a sum of
N400m in 2014 from the office of the National
Security Adviser (NSA).
Punch reports that the incident occurred about
9.01am in the courtroom and the trial judge,
Justice Okon Abang had to stand down the
matter to enable medical officials attend to the
defendant.
Going further, the news outlet reported
that medical officials who entered the courtroom
at 9.19am were still attending to him at about
9.25am., however gathered that Metuh was
already trying to access the box before the judge
asked him to come back, he fell as the walker he
was using slipped while he was trying to adjust
himself at the entrance of the dock.
The court registrar rushed to the medical
department to inform medics of the situation. A
Dr from the court examined him where he was
writhing in pain and reported to the court that
he should be sent to a hospital
Meanwhile, adegokblog .com had reported that a
presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, mocked the
former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
over Olisa Metuh's appearance in court.
Onochie, a personal adviser to President
Muhammadu Buhari on social media, described
what happened in the court as something to
complement Nollywood.
“Weak, tired and bandaged to the neck on a stretcher and
ambulance to complement the Nollywood drama,” she
said.
However, the second vice president of the
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday
Onyekachi Ubani, described Metuh’s appearance
in court as unfortunate and “not too good.”
“I am aware that some of the accused persons facing
criminal trials, especially high profile corruption cases in
Nigeria feign ill health most times in order to delay their
trials for reasons best known to them but the picture of
Olisa Metuh as he was brought to court today in Abuja to
continue his trial appeared not too good."
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