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JUST IN: Court Sentences Doyin Okupe To Two Years In Jail

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Director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, has been sentenced to two years in prison for breaching the money laundering act, OduNews reports.

Court Sentences Doyin Okupe To Two Years In Jail
Court Sentences Doyin Okupe To Two Years In Jail

In a judgment delivered on Monday, Okupe was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Ijeoma Ojukwu, the presiding judge, sentenced Okupe to two years in prison on each of the counts.

However, the sentence is to run concurrently.

In a judgment delivered on Monday, Okupe was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Ijeoma Ojukwu, the presiding judge, sentenced Okupe to two years in prison on each of the counts.

However, the sentence is to run concurrently.