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Exposed!!! How Dasuki asked me to pay N400m into Olisa Metuh’s Account – Banker
PDP National secretary, Olisa Metuh is currently remanded in prison for receiving N400m from Ex-NSA, Sambo Dasuki,which was meant for arms procurement.
In the course of his court hearings, witnesses have emerged against him and have confirmed that he received the said amount from Dasuki.
During the last hearing, a witness testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja revealing that the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, had N400 million paid into his account on November 24, 2014 by the office of a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Mr. Metuh for allegedly receiving N400 million from Mr. Dasuki.
The money is believed to be part of an alleged $2.1 billion Mr. Dasuki is accused of diverting while he was NSA.
The witness, Eno Mfon Effiong, a staff of Diamond Bank, is the fourth Prosecution Witness ((PW4) to testify before Justice Okon Abang on the case involving Mr. Metuh.
She is a customer relations manager at the bank, with the responsibility of attending to customer requests, packaging credits facilities, and managing customers’ accounts.
Ms Effiong informed the court that she managed Dextra Investment Limited account since Feb 10,2014 when the company opened the account at her bank.
She also told the court that on November 24, 2014, the sum of N400m was paid into the account of Dextra investment’s Limited from the office of the NSA.
She said the company operated five accounts and that Mr. Metuh once demanded statements of his account, which was delivered to him in his residence.
At that point, Mr. Metuh’s lawyer, Emeka Etiaba, objected to the presentation of some documents by the witness.
Mr. Itiaba told the court that one of the documents, a letter, did not relate to the statement of the witness.
He further argued that the witness is not the originator of the documents presented and should therefore not testify regarding it.
Mr. Itiaba prayed the court to discountenance the documents tendered by the witness, saying most of them did not comply with section 84 of the Evidence Act.
Responding, however, the prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, urged the court to dismiss the objection for lack of merit, stating that its aim was to mislead the court.
Mr. Tahir’s prayer was upheld by Justice Abang.
Earlier, the judge turned down the request of Mr. Itiaba who prayed the court to stay proceedings on Mr. Metuh’s substantive suit, following the absence of the defendant’s lead counsel, Onyeachi Ikpeazu.
Mr. Itiaba had told the court that Mr. Ikpeazu could not make it to the session, as he was attending to an election matter, which was time bound at the Supreme Court.
But in his submission, Mr. Abang held that Mr. Ikpeazu failed to inform the court in writing about his absence.
The Judge said Mr. Itiaba cannot be allowed to make such an appeal through the backdoor for Mr. Ikpeazu.
He therefore ruled that the hearing continue after the ruling on Mr. Metuh’s application for the variation of the terms of his (Mr Metuh’s) bail condition.
As part of his ruling on the application for the variation, Mr. Abang adjusted an earlier decision he made on the expected location of assets belonging to Mr. Metuh’s sureties.
Mr. Abang, who had earlier ruled that the sureties must have assets only in Maitama area of Abuja, said the sureties could now have assets from any part of the Federal Capital.
He however added that no further appeals would be considered on the variation of bail terms, stressing that the defendants had the prerogative of appealing the decision of the court in a higher court if they were not satisfied by it.
Prof Lawan Bala Buratai Appointed Vice Chancellor of Nigerian Army University Biu After Rigorous Selection
In a significant leadership transition at one of Nigeria’s foremost military-civilian academic institutions, Professor Lawan Bala Buratai has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB).
The appointment was announced following an intensive and merit-based selection process conducted by the Governing Council of NAUB at the Armed Forces Officers Mess and Suites, Asokoro, Abuja. The Council, under the chairmanship of Dr. Awwal Moriki, concluded its deliberations and formally presented the letter of appointment to Prof Buratai in a brief but momentous ceremony.
Dr. Moriki, while congratulating the new helmsman, described the selection as the culmination of a transparent and rigorous process aimed at identifying a visionary academic leader who embodies the university’s core values of excellence, discipline, and innovation.
With this appointment, Prof Buratai succeeds Professor Kyari Mohammed, whose single five-year tenure is widely credited with laying a strong foundation for the university’s academic and structural growth.
The Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) was established in 2018 as a unique public institution owned by the Nigerian Army and designed to serve both military personnel and civilians. Located in Biu, Borno State, the university was conceived as a strategic response to the security and developmental challenges facing Nigeria and the wider Sahel region.
NAUB is focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, defense studies, and technology-driven research. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in diverse fields ranging from engineering and environmental sciences to social sciences, computing, and military history.
What sets NAUB apart is its civil-military partnership model, which aims to foster mutual understanding and collaboration between Nigeria’s armed forces and the general populace. The university plays a key role in developing indigenous solutions to security challenges while also contributing to national capacity building and economic resilience through education.
With increasing national and international recognition, NAUB continues to attract scholars and partnerships across Africa and beyond, committed to transforming it into a world-class institution in security and development research.
Professor Lawan Buratai, a respected scholar and administrator, is expected to lead the university into its next chapter—deepening academic standards, expanding infrastructure, and strengthening NAUB’s role in national transformation.
His appointment signals a continuity of vision with a renewed focus on excellence, innovation, and service to the nation.
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