According to a travel itinerary obtained by Sahara Reporters, Metuh
was scheduled to leave Abuja today, January 6, on an Emirates Airline
flight to Dubai.
Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy Senate president, was booked on the same flight and was supposed to travel with the PDP spokesman.
A law enforcement source revealed that officials had received a
tipoff that Metuh intended to fly from Dubai to the Caribbean island
nation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
The source revealed that the PDP spokesman had obtained citizenship
of St. Kitts and Nevis through substantial financial investment.
“Our information is that Chief Metuh was planning to move there
[St. Kitts and Nevis] to avoid possible arrest and trial [for corrupt
enrichment],” the source added.
On Tuesday, January 5, officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission stormed the Abuja home of the PDP spokesman and whisked him
away.
The party’s officials initially claimed that Metuh was “merely”
invited for a chat by the EFCC. However, later they changed tunes and
raised the alarm over alleged plans by the anti-graft agency to poison
the spokesman.
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