Doyin Okupe
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos –
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of the Doyin Okupe, the former Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
The DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, who confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday, said Okupe was arrested at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Okupe was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic before he was apprehended by the secret police.
Afunanya also said the LP chieftain has been handed over to the anti-graft agency.
He said: “Doyin Okupe was intercepted by the DSS at Terminal 1 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this (Thursday) morning at the instance of the EFCC.
“He has long been handed over to the Commission which requested for the action. “Okupe was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic”.
Meanwhile, Okupe has confirmed his arrest at the Lagos airport. He, however, said he has been released by the EFCC and senior officials of the anti-graft commission “apologised” to him for “the error”.
Below is Okupe’s reaction in a tweet:
