Media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi has been remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of his bail application by 12:30pm on Thursday. The AIT chairman was formally arraigned today ,at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge which include money laundering and fraud.
The prosecution led by Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), accused him of receiving, N2.1bn from the office of the National Security Adviser between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential media campaign in breach of provisions of the Public Procurement Act, Money laundering Act and the EFCC Act.
Justice Kolawole has fixed trial for February 17, 18 and March 2 and 3.
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