The Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) to produce the Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi in court on December 14, 2015, to show cause why he should not be granted conditional or unconditional bail by the court, according to ThisDay.
Dokpesi has been in EFCC custody in the last one week over an alleged money laundering involving N2.1 billion, which is said to be part of the $2.1 billion funds of the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA). Although, it was reported on another news platform that
Dokpesi was granted bail two days ago with a video evidence.
The trial judge, Justice Kolawole, while ruling in an ex parte motion argued by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on Friday, ordered that EFCC should be put on notice and appear on December 14, with the detained former boss of DAAR Communications.
In the exparte application filed on December 3, Ozekhome had prayed the court for an order to compel EFCC to produce Dokpesi, who is presently in its custody. He also pray the court for an order admitting Dokpesi to bail on self-recognition or liberal terms pending his formal arraignment by the anti-graft agency.
The grounds of the exparte motion, among others was that Dokpesi had been detained for more than 48 hours without filing any criminal charge against him as required by law.
Dokpesi was also said to have, on December 1, reported at the headquarters of the EFCC following a telephone call to that effect, but was subsequently detained after several hours of unprepared interrogation.