How AIT Founder Raymond Dokpesi Was Arrested by London Police

How AIT Founder Raymond Dokpesi Was Arrested by London Police

  • Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested by the Police in the United Kingdom according to reports
  • He was reportedly arrested at Heathrow Airport in London when he was on a flight from Frankfurt
  • According to reports, the founder of DAAR Communications Limited, owners of AIT Radio and TV, was wearing agbada when arrested

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A new development indicated that the founder of DAAR Communications Limited, owners of AIT Radio and TV, Chief Raymond Dokpesi was arrested by the Police in the United Kingdom.

According to reports, Dokpesi was arrested at Heathrow Airport in London. It was not clear yet why he was arrested, This Day reports.

Dokpesi arrested in London
Raymond Dokpesi was arrested by London police. Photo credit: AIT
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He had boarded a Lufthansa Flight LH916 from Frankfurt to London and was subsequently picked up at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport, Premium Times reports.

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A witness said;

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“We were on a flight from Frankfurt to London and as we are about to arrive London, we were informed that we should all stay on our seat when the aircraft lands and that the Police wanted to do something.
“We were informed that there will be a police operation. So when we landed, the police came in and ask who is Raymond Dokpesi and they now took him away. He was wearing agbada. He was arrested in London.”

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He was reacting to the recent court case in which the Department of State Services (DSS) accused the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of terrorism.

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