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Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by lexylaw40: 4:06pm On Dec 19, 2022
Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki
veracitydesk.com.ngDec 19, 2022 2:58 PM

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Abuja has found Dr Doyin Okupe guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki.


Delivering Judgement on Monday, Justice Ojuwku 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.

While stating that 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, the judge held that “there is no evidence that the money passed through a financial institution”.

According to Justice Ojukwu, the NSA was not a financial institution, adding that even if the president was said to have authorized the funds, he did not say that the money must be paid in cash in violation of money laundering.


Consequently, the court held that the first defendant, Dr Okupe was guilty in counts 34, 35, 36 59.

The Judge, however, found the defendants not guilty in counts 1 to 33 on the grounds that the prosecution failed to establish the charge of money laundering and criminal breach of trust and corruption against the NSA.

In counts 34 to 59 upon which Okupe was convicted, he was accused of receiving various sums ranging from N10 million on different occasions from 2012 to 2015 when he was SSA to President Goodluck Jonathan.

The said sum, according to him, was expended on running the office, payment of staff, and image laundering of the former president and his administration.

But the court held that receiving such amounts in cash violated the Money Laundering Act. The trial resumes for his sentencing

Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by lexylaw40: 4:08pm On Dec 19, 2022
Obi and his gang.....
Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by lexylaw40: 4:08pm On Dec 19, 2022
Labour Party of criminals
Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by omonnakoda: 4:12pm On Dec 19, 2022
So if you bring in dollars worth over 5 million and change with Aboki ...............
All polticians should be in prison then
Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by lexylaw40: 4:17pm On Dec 19, 2022
angry
Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by lexylaw40: 4:19pm On Dec 19, 2022
Labour Party is the gathering of theafs
Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by fuckJones(f): 4:20pm On Dec 19, 2022
peter obi want to secure prison votes by all means that is why he sent his campaign director general for a two years consultation, he will be meaning with online president Namdi KANU and ABA yari.
I wish him good luck

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Re: Court Declares Okupe Guilty Of Receiving N200 Million From Former NSA, Dasuki by Mynd44: 4:21pm On Dec 19, 2022

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