A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Senior Special Assistant on Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, for breaching the Money Laundering Act.
In a judgment on Monday, Justice Ijeoma 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.
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.
The funds are said to have been from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) while Col. Sambo Dasuki (retired) was in office.
He is also the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party.
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