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A federal high court in Abuja has fixed February 25, 2020, for judgement in the case of Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Okon Abang, the judge, on Tuesday fixed the date after lawyers in the matter adopted their final written addresses.

In January, 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) arraigned Metuh and Destra Investment Ltd, his company, on a seven-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N400m.

Adopting his final address, Abel Ozioko, Metuh’s lawyer, asked the court to discharge his client on the grounds that the allegations against him were not proved.

Tochukwu Onwugbufor, counsel representing Destra investment, also argued that the prosecution failed to prove the alleged offences.

In reaction, Sylvanus Tahir, the EFCC counsel, said the allegations have been proved ”beyond a reasonable doubt”.

Tahir asked the court to pass a guilty verdict on the defendants.

Abang then fixed February 25 to decide the matter.