EFCC Arraigns Dokpesi Over Money Laundering, Fraud

Former Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud.Dokpesi was docked together with his firm, Daar Investment and Holdings Ltd.But he pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him by the anti-graft agency.Shortly after Dokpesi’s arraignment, the court presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered that he be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing and determination of his bail application by 12.30pm on Thursday.Specifically, EFCC through its lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) informed the court that Dokpesi received a sum to the tune of N2.1bn from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the presidential media campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even as he argued that it is in breach of the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, Money Laundering Act and the EFCC Act.Further hearing in the matter has been adjourned till February 17, 18 and March 2 and 3, 2016.