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Obi wants to sanitize Nigeria when he couldn't do anything about the corruption around him.

Alex Enumah in Abuja

Justice Ijeoma Ojuwku of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday found Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA). Col. Sambo Dasuki.

Justice Ojuwku in a judgment 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 Ojuwku, 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 the money laundering Act.

Consequently, the court held, “I find the first defendant, Dr Doyin Okupe guilty in count 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 Jonathan.

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

But the court however held that receiving such amounts in cash violated the Money Laundering Act.

Shortly after his conviction, his lawyer Mr Francis Oronsa

Urchins are very funny. Are you not supposed to be happy?

Why crying more than the bereaved.

Tomorrow is Akwa Ibom rally. You're free to wail till after next year's Election.

APC at work..

AcuraZDX:
Urchins are very funny.

Crying more than the bereaved.

Tomorrow is Akwa Ibom rally. You're free to wail till after next year's Election.

What will he be saying at the rally when his campaign DG has just been sent to jail for looting?
We're waiting for him in London for his Chatham House speech.