EFCC doing media trial, accuses me of N750m fraud —Doyin Okupe

Dr. Doyin Okupe, who served as media aide to ex-presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan at separate times, says EFCC has started what he describes as

Okupe said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had released a press briefing on Thursday, alleging that he received N750m, whereas the issue was never mentioned when he was arraigned in court on Wednesday.It may be recalled that Okupe was arraigned in January for alleged N702m money laundering, with the trial adjourned until February 27.

At the Wednesday trial, the first prosecution witness, Osas Azonabor, an EFCC operative who was led in evidence by the Counsel to the EFCC, Ibrahim Audu, told the court that in 2016, “the EFCC received an intelligence report that some individuals were paid by the Office of the NSA for doing nothing.”

He also stated that another cash payment of N6m was found to have been made to Okupe on April 2, 2014.

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