Erstwhile Senior Special
Assistant to ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan on Public
Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has
been questioned by the
Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC,
over alleged fraud to the
tune of N162m.
The commission questioned
the former spokesman over
alleged N162million illicit
payments to him and his
companies by a former
National Security Adviser,
Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and
Chanchaga Local Government
in Niger State.
Okupe who was not detained,
was given the privilege to be
reporting at the commission’s
office at regular interval.
Okupe who was first invited
to by the commission for
interrogation on June 22,
2016, again appeared this
week for further questioning,
Nation reports.
Quoting a source, the report
said, “He has been coming to
the EFCC over fresh
allegations bordering on illicit
payments received from the
Office of the former National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki, as well as strange
payments to his companies
by a council in Niger State.
“He was quizzed over
N50million which he collected
in cash from the former NSA
without record or
accountability.
“We also got evidence that a
company that is owned by
him, Romic Soil Fix
International Limited,
received N63million from
Chanchaga Local Government
of Niger State and another
N13.5m from the same
council, for reasons that are
not stated.
“Another company that is
linked to Okupe, Abraham
Telecoms Limited, allegedly
received N35.5million from
the NSA through the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
“The payments from the
Chanchaga Local Government
to Romic were made on
November 21, 2014 during
the PDP primary election and
February 13, 2015, just
before the general election.
“He has not been able to
explain the receipts and has
been asked to be reporting
at intervals.
“The reason he is not
detained is because he
claimed to have a heart
condition and presented a
medical report to back the
claim”.

iflywithbuhari:
No wonder he is against Sheriff. He wants a Party of business as usual. Please, EFCC next time. Give him a cup of tea to drink.