Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Absence of Dokpesi’s lawyer stalls trial
22 February 2019 |
5:28 am
The court had, on November 21, 2018, asked Dokpesi to open his defence in the N2.1 billion money laundering charge brought against him by the federal government.
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