That former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe was convicted by a Federal High Court in Abuja of money laundering is an established fact.
Besides, that Okupe has also paid the N13 million fine slammed on him by the court is equally an established fact.
However, Okupe, taken to his Twitter page, said; “God is not man. The enemies have tried in so many ways but kept on failing. Victory is of God.”
For those who don’t know, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday, December 19th, 2022 found Okupe guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki.
Justice Ojukwu in a judgment delivered held that the action of Okupe, who is the first defendant in the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) violated the Money Laundering Act.
Justice Ojukwu said; “The Act provides that no individual or organization shall receive any sum above N5 million and N10 million respectively without passing through a financial institution.”
“There is no evidence that the money passed through a financial institution.”
“NSA is not a financial institution, even if the President is said to have authorized the funds, he did not say that the money must be paid in cash in violation of money laundering.”
“I find the first defendant, Dr Doyin Okupe guilty in count 34, 35, 36…… 59.”
Interestingly, Doyin Okupe is the Director-General of Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation of the Labour Party (LP).