The founder of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Raymond Dokpesi, was released by police in the United Kingdom on Monday.
Dokpesi, who is the deputy director general, technical and systems of the PDP presidential campaign council, was reportedly picked up at London Heathrow Airport as he arrived from a connecting flight via Frankfurt on Sunday evening ahead of a meeting with PDP presidential candidate, Mr. Atiku Abubakar.
DAAR Communications said in a statement on Monday that Dokpesi had been released.
“Dokpesi arrived via Frankfurt from Abuja on a Lufthansa airlines flight and was invited off the plane, before other passengers were disembarked,” DAAR Communications said in a statement.
“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.
“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,” the company said.
The statement did not disclose the reason for the arrest but explained that Dokpesi’s visit to the UK was connected to an invitation by the UK government to Atiku “to share perspectives on issues around the 2023 presidential elections.”
