Former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; Mr. Dasuki; Shuaibu Salisu, a former Director of Finance at the NSA office; Mr. Bafarawa and his son, Sagir; and a company, Dalhatu Investment Limited would be docked on a 22-count charge of fraud and money laundering.
In a separate charge, Dasuki; Salisu; a former director at the NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa; and two firms, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital would be face a 19-count charge bothering on fraud, corruption and money laundering.
In a third charge sheet, also filed by the EFCC, Dokpesi and the company he founded (DAAR), would face a two-count charge of fraud and money laundering.
Sources say all the accused persons might be docked on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The spokesperson to the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that charges had been filed against the men.
One Babasola Kuti, who appeared to be acting on behalf of the Dokpesi family, had earlier on Tuesday sent out a statement, saying a six-count charge (not two-count) had been slammed on the media mogul and his company, Daar Investment and Holding Company.
“The six-count charge filed by Aliyu M. Yusuf, deputy director of legal, in the legal and prosecution department of the EFCC, against Dokpesi and a company, Daar Investments Holding Ltd, shows that four of the counts relate to alleged breach of the public procurement act of 2007, while one relates to money laundering and the sixth alleged that Dokpesi and Daar Investment Company had knowledge that the N2.1 billion paid to them by the federal government, through the office of the NSA, represented the proceeds of criminal conduct,” the statement said.
It continued, “The other five counts accused them of fraudulent and corrupt act by entering into a contract with the federal government for presidential media initiative and that they got paid N2.1 billion without any open competitive bidding; without a written and comprehensive request to them by the federal government of Nigeria; and without a “certificate of no objection” for contract award.
“According to one of the counts, the money received by Dr. Raymond Dokpesi represents proceeds of criminal conduct of former NSA Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and Shuaibu Salisu who was a director of finance in the office of the National Security Adviser.”
OluFamous.Com gathered that EFCC is determined to make sure big thieves are sent to jail this time.