A Federal High Court in Nigeria presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, has convicted the Director General of the Labour Party (LP)’s Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, for money laundering.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had arraigned Okupe in 2019, on a 59-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and diversion of funds to the tune of N702 million.
Okupe was said to have received cash from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), while Sambo Dasuki was in office.
In a judgement on Monday, Justice Ojukwu found Okupe guilty of contravening sections 16(1)&(2) of the Money Laundering Act, for accepting cash payments without going through the financial institution, in excess of the threshold allowed under the Act.
