Olisa Metuh's arrest by EFCC may mar Nigeria's democracy says PDP

The arrest of the National publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democractic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday morning  may mar Nigeria's democracy says PDP. His arrest was believed to be connected with the 2.1billion dollars arms probe.

Chief Olisa Metuh has been under investigation by the federal government for allegedly receiving about 400million naira from the former National Security Adviser during the Goodluck Jonathan's era, Col. Sambo Dasuku (rtd).

The said 2.1billion dollars was believed to be part of the funds ear marked for the procurement or arms and ammunition for the fight against Boko Haram in the North-East. The PDP, insisted that his arrest was nothing but a way to silence its members by the ruling party APC.

It further stated that "The arrest of Chief Metuh today underscores the growing political intolerance in our country and foisting of a police state which was last Wednesday underscored by the President and Commander -in-chief himself, who defended why a government in a democracy should flout constitutional position and brazenly disobey court orders"

The opposition party also said that the ruling party is planning to harm Metuh while he is being detained and therefore is calling on the federal government to release his National Publicity Secretary.