The federal government yesterday filed charges against businessman and media proprietor, Raymond Dokpesi, before the Federal high Court in Abuja in relation to his alleged receipt of about N2.1billion from the last administration from funds meant for the purchase of arms.
The charges marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/380/2015 and filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) indicated that Dokpesi is charged along with his company – Daar Holding and Investment Limited.
They are accused of violating the Money Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act. The charge is yet to be assigned to any judge for hearing.
Dokpesi is the second person to be charge among some highly placed Nigerians accused of involvement in the mismanagement funds meant for the purchase of military wares in the President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
Already, a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Mohammed Dasuki, is being tried before the Federal High Court, Abuja for illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.
Dokpesi, who is currently on bail from the EFCC, was last Friday ordered to be produced by Justice Gabriel Kolawole also of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The order followed an ex-parte application by Dokpesi, who claimed to have been unlawfully detained beyond 48 hours by the EFCC.
The judge, who heard Dokpesi’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), in chambers, ordered the EFCC to produce Dokpesi before his court on the next hearing date of December 14.
SOURCE: THISDAY
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