FCT High Court, Apo, on Wednesday adjourned until June 18, a N5 billion defamation suit, filed by Chief Raymond Dokpesi against the Minister of Information and Culture and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, filed the suit on April 30, seeking N5 billion in damages from Mohammed and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN.
He alleged that Mohammed and Malami defamed his character by the inclusion of his name on the treasury looters’ list.
At the continuation of trial, Dokpesi while being led in evidence by his counsel, Nkem Okoro tendered various news paper publication to support his claim of the defamatory statement made by the minister in the press conference on March 30,2018.
Publication from This day,Vanguard, Daily Trust ,Tribune, leadership and Telegraph of March 31,2018 were tendered by the claimant and admitted into…
