Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign DG Convicted For Money Laundering

Doyin Okupe, the director-general of the Peter Obi (Labour Party) presidential campaign, was found guilty of money laundering by a federal high court in Abuja.

Remember that Okupe was charged with 59 counts of alleged money laundering and fund diversion involving N702 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2019.

While Sambo Dasuki was in power, Okupe allegedly got money from the National Security Adviser (NSA) office.

In his ruling on Monday, Ojukwu determined that Okupe had violated sections 16(1) and (2) of the Money Laundering Act by taking cash payments in excess of the permissible amount without first going via a financial institution.

In accordance with Section 310 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, the case has been postponed until 1:45 p.m. to allow the convict (Okupe) to bring witnesses to speak about his character (ACJA).

After the proceedings have been completed, the sentencing is anticipated.