Court orders EFCC to release Doyin Okupe’s international passport
Okupe, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, , is facing a 59-count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust to the tune of N702 million.
Okupe, through his counsel, Akinlabi Akingbade, had, on Feb. 11, filed a motion, seeking a court order to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment between March 10 and May 24.Akingbade, in his argument, said since Okupe was granted bail by court on Jan. 14, 2019, he had always attended all sittings and had not violated the terms of his bail.
“A cardiac pacemaker was consequently implanted on June 25, 2015, and the 1st defendant has required regular follow up check-ups with his doctors ever since,” he said.
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