COURT STRIKES OUT NO-CASE SUBMISSION FILED BY RAYMOND DOKPESI

ABUJA, Lagos, Nigeria – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today ordered Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi to enter defence in his trial over N2.1 billion he received from the office of National Security Adviser, ONSA, between January and March 2015 prior to the 2015 presidential election.

This followed the decision of Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court to strike out the no-case submission filed by Dokpesi. The judge also ruled that Dokpesi must explain the N2.1bn he allegedly received from the office of the National Security Adviser in 2015 and that he has a case to answer before the court.

‎According to the judge, the prosecution had established a prima facie case warranting the defendants to explain their own side of the story.

“I am guided by the decision of the Supreme Court’s decision in Metuh Vs FRN and hold that a prima facie case has been made against the defendants.

“This is not a stage to evaluate the evidence of the prosecution. The no case submission filed by the defendants on June 19, 2018, is struck out. The defendants are hereby invited to explain their own side of the story.”

Dokpesi is standing trial on 7 counts charge of money laundering and procurement instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).