The spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Metuh, Thursday night regained his freedom and was allowed to go home from Kuje prison, Abuja, having met the bail conditions given him by two separate high courts.
The party’s director of new media, Deji Adeyanju confirmed that Mr. Metuh was out of detention and no more in shackles.
“We are on our way to the house now. We met the bail conditions about 20 minutes ago, and we are just leaving the federal high court,” Adeyanju said.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, had granted him bail in the sum of N400m, and two sureties with landed property at Maitama.
However, the PDP spokesman asked for a variation of the conditions of the bail. On Wednesday, Abang ruled that he must perfect the conditions of bail for him to be released from prison.
Citing a ruling of the court granting him bail, Abang held: “The court cannot be expected to seat on appeal over its decision.” He directed the accused person to go on appeal against the ruling of the court if he was dissatisfied with it.
However, the judge, while stating that the decision of the court to grant Metuh bail was not to keep him in custody, varied the condition requiring the accused person to have two sureties who must have landed property at Maitama, Abuja.
The PDP spokesman is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering at the federal high court, and another two-counts of destruction of accused person statement at the FCT high court.
