Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Court Adjourns Dokpesi’s N2.1bn Fraud Trial to May 9

Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of the pioneer Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, to May 9 and 10, 2019 following the absence of his lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN. Dokpesi who is being prosecuted by the EFCC for a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust, in relation to the N2.1 billion received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA under then NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), was expected to open his defence today, February 20, 2019. However, the absence of Agabi, stalled the