I helped Metuh to Transfer $2m, Witness Tells Court

One witness, Nneka Ararume, on Monday told Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that she assisted troubled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, and his company, Dextra Investments Limited, to transfer a sum of $2million allegedly collected from the office of the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. Ararume, who is a wealth manager that deals with the management of equities, fixed income instruments and real estate, explained that she collected the said sum from Metuh sometime in December 2014. The witness said, “He gave me the sum of $2m in $100 bills. It was taken to bureau de change operators who would then transfer the money to ARM. From there, I proceeded to Mr. Sie Iyenome’s office at Wuse 2 where I gave him the sum of $1m. “I also invited Mr. Kabir Mohammed and I also gave him the sum of $1m to transfer the Naira equivalent in favour of Dextra Investment Limited. Later on the same day, December 2, 2014, Mr. Kabir and Mr. Sie Iyenome confirmed the receipt. “I changed the dollars into Nigerian currency and had it transferred to Mr. Metuh’s account.