An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Wednesday fixed January 27 for a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, charged with criminal destruction of evidence to open his defence.
Mr Metuh was arraigned alongside his company, Desita, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) in January 2015 on two-count charge bordering on alleged destruction of evidence.
The case slated for commencement of defence on Wednesday was further adjourned at the instance of the court.C
ounsels on the matter were all present, Metuh was also present, but the court did not sit and date was agreed on by all the parties.
Justice Ishaq Bello, on October 17, in his ruling on the no-case submission filed by Metuh, ordered him to enter defence.
He said a prima facie case was established against him by the prosecuting counsel, Sylvanus Tahir.
Bello said that the “view of this court” after reviewing arguments by parties, “is that the application for a no-case submission is lacking in merit. It is hereby dismissed.”
He, thereby, ordered Metuh to enter his defence and adjourned the trial until November 20 for the defendant to open his defence.
