The Nigeria Prisons Service has said
that putting handcuffs on the National Publicity Secretary, Peoples
Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh while appearing for his trial at the
Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday was at the discretion of the
prison officer, who supervised his court appearance.
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| National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, appearing for his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja... on Tuesday |
The NPS spokesman, Francis Enobore, said
the officer in charge of the escort that took Metuh to court was at
liberty to determine if the inmate should be handcuffed based on
security situation, the environment and intelligence report made
available to him.
Enobore made the clarification following
comments in the media and by PDP, that putting handcuffs on Metuh is a
plot by the All Progressives congress -led to subdue the major
opposition party.
