December 9, 2015 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Chairman, Daar Communication, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi before a federal high court on six count charge of money laundering and misappropriation of funds.
Dokpesi is alleged to have received N2.1bllion from the office of the National Security Adviser(NSA) between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the Peoples Democratic Party’s(PDP) presidential media campaign.
Receipt of the money is alleged to have contravened Public Procurement Act, Money laundering Act and the EFCC Act.
At the hearing today, Presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered Dokpesi to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of his bail application which comes up on Thursday by 12:30pm.
Meanwhile his proper trial of the case has been fixed for February 17th and 18th and March 2nd and 3rd 2016.
