Doyin Okupe
Former Director General of the Labour party, Doyin Okupe, has been arrested by the Department of State Service at the Muritala Mohammed Airport Lagos.
DSS has confirmed the arrest. saying it was on the instruction of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Okupe’s arrest was disclosed on Facebook by one of his lawyers, Tolu Babaleye, on Thursday.
He said Okupe was on his way to London when the DSS officials accounted him.
He alleged that the DSS asked him to provide court processes where he paid the fine option following his money laundering conviction by the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The DSS confirmation was made via a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement.
Afunanya said, “Doyin Okupe was intercepted by the DSS at Terminal 1 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, this morning (Thursday) at the instance of the EFCC.
“He has long been handed over to the Commission, which requested for the action.
“Okupe was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic.”
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