Dasukigate: Oshiomhole Explains Why Metuh Deserve No Sympathy

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that if people who steal he-goats are handcuffed, big fish of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh deserves no sympathy.

Oshiomhole made this declaration during a meeting with the new council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State. He wondered how the Nigerian Army could had combatted the Boko Haram terrorists when the monies earmarked for the procurement of Arms were siphoned.

Governor Oshiomhole said: “I saw some headlines querying why should Metuh be in handcuffs. If people who steal he-goats, dried grass cutters are in handcuffs; I have been to the police station several times and I see young men who rob not more than N500,000 naira in handcuffs, they are paraded and made to seat on the floor. Why should certain set of criminals be treated as if they are not suspected criminals and serious crimes at that?

Olisa Metuh on handcuff

The former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) boss, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for the ongoing anti-corruption war further stated that, “When Borno Governor said, ‘look, our Armed Forces are fighting with bare hands’, he was told to shut up. Now it is clear from current revelations that the money that would have been used to arm these young men who joined the army with pride and who on a good day have the courage to fight not only at home but abroad, but because they didn’t have arms, they ran away. They were sentenced to death. Thanks to Buhari, some have been commuted now to various terms of imprisonment which I applaud and I think even that one should further be reviewed, they should summit their uniform but remain free people.

“Now, those who shared that money, this is not the usual security money, this is special appropriation to fight Boko Haram, $2.1 billion, people just shared it, everybody was using their son, co-opting young children into this while other people’s children were sentenced to death.

“Why should some criminals just be celebrated even when we all can feel the amount of damage, the consequences of their rascality on our collective wellbeing. I think the media should support the President. This is not President Buhari’s fight, and you know he had reminded us that if we don’t kill corruption, it will kill us. Now corruption is fighting back.”