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Dokpesi’s trial shifted as EFCC files fresh evidence

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8 years ago

March 3, 2016

The trial of media mogul and founding chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was yesterday stalled as the his counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, opposed the commencement of trial on the ground that the new proof of evidence filed by the EFCC were not properly filed and that he was just getting them.

It would be recalled that the EFCC had on February 17 re-arraigned Dokpesi and his company, Daar Investment and Holdings Limited, before Justice James Tsoho on six counts relating to the N2.1bn Dokpesi and his company allegedly collected from the Office of the National Security Adviser between October 2014 and March 2015.

Prosecuting counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), had told the court when the case resumed on Wednesday, that he was ready for trial and that his first prosecution witness was in court.

However, the Olanipekun opposed the call for the commencement of trial, saying he had just been served with the prosecution’s additional proof of evidence, adding that the bundle of documents was not served on him on time and that it was not properly filed before the court because the prosecution did not first obtain the court’s permission to file it.

Both prosecution and defence counsels later agreed to make an arrangement for the defence to receive more legible copies of the documents as requested.

Justice Tsoho then adjourned till April 28.

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