Raymond Dokpesi, a Nigerian media executive and politician, was quizzed by immigration officials for two fundamental reasons bordering on alleged violation of the Nigerian immigration laws, Comptroller-General Mohammed Babandede revealed on thursday.
Mr Dokpesi, the founder of AIT and a senior member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, was questioned on Wednesday at the Immigration Headquarters in Abuja.
The media executive was invited for questioning shortly after officials learnt he travelled and returned to the country in manners that are unclear.
Mr Dokpesi spoke with journalists shortly after he was grilled Wednesday, confirming his visit had to do with his latest trip overseas.
Mr Dokpesi said he was asked to submit his passport, but that he could not because he had returned it to the court which approved its release to enable him to travel for a medical procedure abroad.
The politician’s passport has been in the custody of the Federal High Court since he was arraigned for allegedly receiving up to N2.1 billion from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
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But Mr Babandede’s explanation of what transpired contradicted what Mr Dokpesi told reporters Wednesday.
The politician did not say he was asked about how he left the country without his passport being stamped.
Extant Nigerian immigration regulations require that a person going out or coming into the country must be cleared to do so by authorities.
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