THE Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on Wednesday arraigned a former Chairman of DAAR
Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before a Federal High Court
in Abuja on six counts of money laundering and fraud-related procurement
charges.
Dokpesi, who was arraigned along with his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Ltd, pleaded not guilty to all the six counts.
After Dokpesi took his plea on
Wednesday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered that he be remanded in the
EFCC custody pending the hearing of his bail application by 12.30pm on
Thursday.
Those who have been arrested in connection with the arms procurement
probe include a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
(retd.); a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa;
his son, Sagir, and a former Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador
Bashir Yuguda.
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