PHOTOS: Ex-PDP spokesperson Olisa Metuh finally released from prison
The court ruled that Metuh's convictions were tainted with bias and must not be allowed to stand.
A former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has finally been released from prison in adherence to a court order.
Metuh was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 25, 2020, after being found guilty on charges of money laundering.
However, the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, December 16, nullified the jail sentence handed the former PDP spokesperson.
The court ruled that Metuh’s convictions were tainted with bias and must not be allowed to stand.
Pictures shared on Twitter by a former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, on Thursday, December 24, showed the moment Metuh regained his freedom.
The PDP chieftain marked his newfound freedom by taking photos at the entrance of the Kuje correction centre.
Fayose who commented on Metuh’s travails welcomed the PDP chieftain back to the society.
The former governor said Justice Okon Abang who sentenced the politician to prison unjustly will one day reap what he sowed.
He said: “Welcome back home Olisa Metuh, tough time don’t last…
“And to Justice Okon Abang, you will one day reap the rewards of the hardship and suffering your miscarriage of justice has made many Nigerians to go through”, Fayose tweeted.
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