The Federal Government yesterday, filed a six-count money laundering suit against former chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi over his alleged involvement in the $2billion arms deal scandal.
Dokpesi who has been charged alongside his company, Daar Holding and Investment Limited, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/380/2015 was alleged to have received over N10billion from the office of the erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd.
Dokpesi was arrested penultimate week and later granted administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
FG specifically alleged that he acted in breach of extant provisions of the Money Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act, for receiving huge sums of money from the office of the NSA, for unsubstantiated purpose.
Meanwhile, though the charge is yet to be assigned to any Judge for trial, however, Dokpesi had since approached Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the high court, praying for protection of his fundamental rights which according to him is being threatened by the anti-graft agency.