The Federal Government told an Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday that media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, former Chairman of Daar Communications, owner of African Independent Television received over N8.7 billion from the federal government on 27, January 2012 for the broadcast right of Nigeria hosting of the under-17.
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) the prosecuting counsel in the six count charges of money laundering and violation of Public Procurement Act filed against Dokpesi by the Federal Government said this while opposing the motion on bail application for the media mogul by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
The prosecuting counsel told the court that government is investigating the receipt of the N8.7 billion from government coffers by Dokpesi because there is no evidence to show that it was a party to the broadcast agreement over which the DAAR Communications chief collected the fund. He argued that granting Dokpesi bail may jeopardize the investigations.
Ozekhome had earlier asked the court to grant Dokpesi bail on self recognition or on very liberal terms because the offence he was charged with are bail able. He also told the court that granting his client bail will enable him to go and take care of his health. Ozekhome told the court that Dokpesi had planned to travel the day after he was invited by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Ibrahim Magu to his office for interrogation over the sum of N2.1 billion he received from the office of the National Security Adviser.
According to him, the defendant had already booked appointment to see one Professor Boulous and had also bought his flight ticket as well as made hotel booking for the trip before he was invited and subsequently detained by the EFCC.
Details in P. M. NEWS
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) the prosecuting counsel in the six count charges of money laundering and violation of Public Procurement Act filed against Dokpesi by the Federal Government said this while opposing the motion on bail application for the media mogul by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
The prosecuting counsel told the court that government is investigating the receipt of the N8.7 billion from government coffers by Dokpesi because there is no evidence to show that it was a party to the broadcast agreement over which the DAAR Communications chief collected the fund. He argued that granting Dokpesi bail may jeopardize the investigations.
Ozekhome had earlier asked the court to grant Dokpesi bail on self recognition or on very liberal terms because the offence he was charged with are bail able. He also told the court that granting his client bail will enable him to go and take care of his health. Ozekhome told the court that Dokpesi had planned to travel the day after he was invited by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Ibrahim Magu to his office for interrogation over the sum of N2.1 billion he received from the office of the National Security Adviser.
According to him, the defendant had already booked appointment to see one Professor Boulous and had also bought his flight ticket as well as made hotel booking for the trip before he was invited and subsequently detained by the EFCC.
Details in P. M. NEWS
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