Raymond Dokpesi was arrested for the following reasons:

The arrest and subsequent release of Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications Plc, has prompted a response from the London Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom.

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NewsReport gathered that according to the police, a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday was being probed on suspicion of forcing a woman.

In a statement on Monday, the DAAR Communications management explained that Dokpesi was in the UK in connection with the invitation extended to PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar by the British government to speak on the 2023 presidential elections. It stated, ”

Dokpesi arrived via Frankfurt from Abuja on a Lufthansa Airlines flight and was invited off the plane before other passengers disembarked.

“Dokpesi was delayed at the airport for several hours before his passport was stamped and he was cleared for entry into the country by British Immigration officials.

But responding to inquiries from Punch newspaper about the reasons for Dokpesi’s arrest, the Met Police did not mention the PDP chief’s name in an email.

The letter read, “On Sunday, January 8, a 71-year-old man was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of rape.”

The arrest relates to an allegation of rape in August 2019.

The man has been released on bail until early April, pending further investigation. The investigation into the circumstances is still ongoing.

“Please note that we don’t confirm the identity of any person who has been arrested but not charged.”