AIT boss wants FG to make prisons more comfortable

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December 17, 2015 5:26 PM

Dokpesi is said to have made the call at the AIT Christmas party after his release from Kuje prison in Abuja.

Raymond Dokpesi appears in court on December 14, 2015 to face money laundering charges

The founder of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Raymond Dokpesi has called on the Federal Government to reform prisons in the country.

Dokpesi is said to have made the call at the AIT Christmas party after his release from Kuje prison in Abuja, according to Daily Post.

The media boss is said to have further described the conditions in the prisons as appalling while charging the management of the television station to make prison reform a burning issue.

Dokpesi was remanded on charges of money laundering pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

He is being tried along with former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki who is accused of looting $2 billion worth of funds meant for the procurement of arms for Nigeria’s military.

The former NSA was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the EFCC the following day.

President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the arrest of Dasuki and others indicted in the alleged fraud after receiving a report submitted by a panel instituted by him to probe Nigeria’s arms purchases from 2007-2015.

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The former NSA has been in the eye of the storm since being removed by Buhari in July.

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His homes in Sokoto and Abuja were raided by agents of the DSS and he was subsequently charged with money laundering and illegal possession of weapons.

The EFCC has also arrested 20 of Dasuki's former staff and former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa in connection with the allegations.

Dasuki has pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him.

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See video report on Dasuki's alleged looting spree below:

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