The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned Chairman emeritus of DAAR
Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before a Federal High Court in
Abuja on six counts of money laundering and procurement fraud
related charges.
Dokpesi who was
arraigned along with his firm, Daar Investment and Holdings Ltd, pleaded not
guilty to all the six counts.
After Dokpesi took
his plea on Wednesday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered that he be remanded in
EFCC custody pending the hearing of his bail application by 12.30pm on Thursday.
The prosecution led by Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), accused the defendants of
receiving, N2.1bn from the office of the National Security Adviser between
October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential
media campaign in breach of provisions of the Public Procurement Act, Money
laundering Act and the EFCC Act.
Justice Kolawole
has fixed trial for February 17, 18 and March 2 and 3.
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