There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday as Olisa Metuh, former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, accused of receiving N400million from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, ahead of 2015 general election slumped while making his way to the dock for continuation of his trial.

The confusion caused by the sudden collapse forced the presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang to stand down the matter for almost half an hour to enable medical officials attend to the embattled erstwhile spokesperson.
At the resumed sitting, Justice Abang asked the defence to call its next witness, if any. But Metuh’s counsel, Emeka Etiaba, SAN, said though the defence had its witnesses in court, he was not disposed to continue with the proceedings while his client was lying ill on the floor.
At this point, two of the medical officials (a doctor and a nurse), who attended to the ‘sick defendant’ were called in to tell the court their findings. One of the officials informed the court that the ‘defendant is unfit to continue the day’s proceedings’.
When called to respond, Sylvanus Tahir, counsel to the EFCC, said he had no objection to the application.
Consequently, the matter was adjourned to 22nd May, 2018.