DOKPESI ARRESTED

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has arrested the former Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi.

He was picked up in Abuja at about noon on Tuesday and was accompanied to the office of the EFCC by his son Raymond Dokpesi Jnr., who is the current Chairman of Daar Communications.

The Head of Media in the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, told Channels TV that Chief Dokpesi was arrested in connection with money disbursed from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

He said that there was no explanation about what the money was meant for and it was pathetic that the office of the NSA was used as “a warehouse to dish out money to people”.

He added that very worrisome is that this hard-earned money is taken from the coffers of the country.

When contacted, Mr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), lawyer to Dokpesi said that it is a return to authoritarian regime as only last week Daar Communications Holdings, not Dokpesi, was invited by the EFCC to explain alleged contracts to the company from the office of the former National Security Adviser and that tax payments and other documents should be supplied to EFCC.

He said that as far he knew, no contract was gotten from the office of the NSA but that he sent a lawyer from his chamber, Barrister Justine Omogbemeh to accompany Dokpesi to the EFCC office.

“I do not regard this as an arrest. If you are invited by the EFCC that is not the same thing as an arrest. We got this information through a mere phone call. There is no warrant of arrest and as a well-respected obedient nationalist, Chief Dokpesi decided to go and answer the invitation,” he said.

FIRE GUTS KANO SCHOOL

Seven pupils of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jogana in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, have been killed after one of the school hostels went up in flames.

It was learnt that 25 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which happened around 8pm on Sunday and had been admitted to hospitals in the state for treatment.

However, the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The state Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, who visited the scene of the incident, confirmed the number of casualties to journalists.

He sympathised with the families of the victims and promised that the government would offset the medical bills incurred by the injured.

Abubakar directed that the school should be closed immediately to assuage the trauma caused by the disaster and to honour the deceased.

He said, “Seven pupils were lost to the fire incident, while 25 others suffered varying degree of injuries. A technical committee will be set up soon to identify the immediate and remote causes of the fire, as well as advise the government on the best modality to repair the hostel. The school should be closed immediately to enable the students and the parents to manage the trauma of this tragic incident.”

Abubakar, who also visited the victims at the hospitals, commended residents of the community where the school is located for their assistance in putting out the inferno.

He particularly acknowledged the contributions of the companies in the area for providing firefighting equipment to extinguish the fire.

A House of Assembly member, representing Gezawa, Alhaji Isyaku Ali Danja, and the Secretary of Kano State Senior Secondary School Management Board, Alhaji Usaini Ganduje, visited the scene of the incident

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