Goodluck Jonathan's former senior special
adviser, Doyin Okupe, has undergone
interrogation at the office of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission.
According to a report on DailyPost, Doyin Okupe, a
former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-
President Goodluck Jonathan, has been questioned
by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), over alleged fraud to the tune
of N162 million.
former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-
President Goodluck Jonathan, has been questioned
by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), over alleged fraud to the tune
of N162 million.
The anti-graft agency grilled the PDP chieftain over
alleged N162 million illicit payments to him and
his companies by a former National Security
Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and Chanchaga
Local Government in Niger State.
The influential politician who was not detained,
was given the privilege to be reporting at the
commission’s office at regular interval.
The Nation reported that Okupe who was first
invited to by the commission for interrogation on
June 22, 2016, appeared again this week for
further questioning,
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”.
