By John Ugo
There are indications that the Chairman of DAAR Communications Limited, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi was delayed by the Police in the United Kingdom and later released after clarifications.
The delay took some hours as the UK officials demanded to know his mission in the country on Sunday.
He was said to have boarded a Lufthansa Flight LH916 from Frankfurt to London and was subsequently picked up at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport in London.
A source who was on the flight confirmed his arrest to this website.
The source said, “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.”
But the management of DAAR Communications clarified that High Chief Raymond Dokpesi “has been released after an incident which saw him delayed on arrival at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday January 8, 2022.”
According to the statement, Dokpesi was in the UK in connection with the invitation by the British Government to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to speak on his ambition.
The statement added that “Dokpesi arrived via Frankfurt from Abuja on a Lufthansa airlines flight and was invited off the plane, before other passengers were disembarked.
“Dokpesi was delayed at the airport for some hours before his passport was stamped and he was cleared by British Immigration officials for entry into the country.
“His visit to the United Kingdom is not unconnected to the invitation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar by the British government to share perspectives on issues around the 2023 presidential elections.
“The media founder is the Deputy Director-General, Technical & Systems of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.
“Chief Dokpesi wishes to thank all for their outpour of love, prayers and support following the news of the incident and to reassure that he is hale and hearty.”
