The spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, political associates said on the social media on Thursday.
Metuh was released after a judge on Wednesday simplified his bail conditions.
On Thursday, more witnesses were presented by the EFCC before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to testify in the ongoing case of alleged money laundering involving Metuh and his company, Destra Investment Limited.
Metuh is being tried for allegedly receiving N400 million from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), who is also being tried for laundering over $2.1 billion.
At the last sitting, January 27, 2016, Eno Mfon Efiong, a staff of Diamond Bank Plc, and an account officer of the defendant, who testified as the 4th prosecution witness, told the court a credit transaction from the Office of the National Security Adviser into Destra Investment Limited account took place.
At the resumed hearing on Thursday, counsel to EFCC, Sylvanus Tahir, presented Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, a Public Relations consultant and Kabiru Ibrahim, a Bureau De Change Operator, who testified as 5th and 6th prosecution witnesses respectively.
Badejo-Okusanya, while being led in evidence, told the court that, he was paid a total sum of N77 million by the 2nd defendant, Destra Investment Limited, to carry out media campaigns for PDP.
Documents in support of his claim, including documents containing evidence of payments for different placements of advertorials of PDP in various media, were tendered and admitted as exhibits.
Testifying, Ibrahim, the 6th prosecution witness, told the court that, he was given the sum of $1m to change and pay into the account of Destra Investment Limited, a sum whose naira equivalent amounted to N103 million.
Justice Abang adjourned to February 4, 2016, for continuation of trial.