Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Dokpesi arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court (Photos)

Raymond Dokpesi was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is standing trial for a six count charge of money laundering and other fraud related charges.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole after hearing Dokpesi’s plea, ordered that he should be remanded in the custody of the EFCC pending the hearing of his bail application by 12.30pm tomorrow, December 10.

Dokpesi is being accused of receiving N2.1bllion from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the PDP's presidential media campaign, an act which is contrary to the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, Money laundering Act and the EFCC Act. February 17, 18 and March 2 and 3 2016 has been fixed for his trial.





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