Operatives of the Department of States Security Services on Thursday arrested former campaign director general of the Labour Party, Doyin Okupe.
Okupe who was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic was arrested at the Muritala Muhammad Airport.
Okupe was the director-general of the campaign of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.
He resigned in December after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on December 19, 2022 found him guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, ruling that his action violated the Money Laundering Act.
The court held that Okupe was guilty in counts 34, 35, 36, and 59 and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of a fine.
The DSS is yet to make public the reason for Okupe’s arrest.
More details to follow…
