The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned until May 14 the trial of chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, to enable him produce more documents in his defence.
Dokpesi’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, asked the court for an adjournment to enable him subpoena documents from the Presidency and some ministries.
Mr Ozekhome told the court that they had previously written letters to the concerned offices but they failed to honour the letters.
He said their failure to respond to the letters forces them to issue a subpoena in order to get the certified true copies of documents needed to defend his client.
The offices, he said, include the Presidency, Ministry of Information and Culture and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation among others.
Opposing the application for an adjournment, prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, said that no sufficient reason had been given for an adjournment.
He urged the court to refuse the application for adjournment adding that no injustice would be done if the defendant gave his evidence and the prosecution cross-examined him.
Justice John Tsoho adjourned the matter until May 14 and May 15 to enable the defendant acquire the certified true copies of the documents to aid him in defending his case.
Dokpesi is being tried alongside his company, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, on a six-count charge bordering on procurement fraud and breach of public trust of about N2.1 billion.
