Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Court grants Dokpesi’s request to travel abroad for medical check-up

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EFCC re-arraigned Mr Dokpesi on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged N2.1 billion payments from the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2015.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the request by Raymond Dokpesi, Founder, DAAR Communications Plc, to travel abroad for medical attention.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Dokpesi, through his lawyer, Kanu Agabi, SAN, had filed an application dated October 28. “To ensure that the 1st defendant/applicant is healing properly and that there are no major side effect and complications, he was advised by his doctors to return to the American Hospital, Dubai, for follow up check-up in regularly.

“Leave of this honourable court will also be required to enable the 1st defendant/applicant visit his wife in Poland,” the application added. He told the judge that the prosecution counsel was already informed that the team would not be able to commence the defence based on this ground.On his part, the prosecution counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, who earlier told the court that the case was for defence and that he was ready, strongly opposed Mr Dokpesi’s applications to travel abroad and for an adjournment.

 

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