Justice Okon Abang of the Federal
High Court in Abuja has given reasons he demanded on Monday that former
President, Goodluck Jonathan appear in court on Wednesday.
Justice Abang made the
confirmation on Tuesday during the resumed trial of Metuh and his company,
Destra Investments Limited, on seven counts of money laundering involving
alleged cash transaction of $2m and fraudulent receipt of N400m meant for
procurement of arms from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Abang said he received Metuh’s
application for a subpoena to be issued on Jonathan at about 3.59pm on Monday.
The judge said, “Indeed, at the
close of business yesterday being October 23, 2017 precisely at about 3.59pm,
the registrar forwarded to the court in chamber a subpoena to compel former
President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court to testify a the instance of the
first defendant (Metuh).
“Therefore in line with section
241(1) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and having regard to the
subsisting judgment of the Court of Appeal in the appeal CA/A/159C/2017,
between Olisa Metuh and Federal Republic of Nigeria dated September 29, 2017 to
the effect that it will be tantamount to violating the right of the first
defendant to fair hearing not to sign the subpoena.
“I have no option other than to
sign a subpoena to compel former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court
on September 25, 2017 (Wednesday)to give evidence at the instance of the first
defendant.”
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