Photos: Dokpesi arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC today arraigned former Chairman of Daar communication and owner of AIT, Raymond Dokpesi before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge of money laundering, misappropriation of public funds and others. See more photos after the cut...

The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole after hearing his plea, ordered that he be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of his bail application which comes up by 12:30pm tomorrow December 10th.

Dokpesi is being tried for receiving N2.1bllion from the office of the National Security Adviser between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the Peoples Democratic Party’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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