The immediate past Director General of the Labour Party, LP, campaign organization, Mr. Doyin Okupe has been arrested by the Department of States Services, DSS operative at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This was made known by one of the Okupe Lawyers, Mr. Tolu Babaleye while his client was on his way to London. According to Babaleye, the secret police after arresting Okupe demanded that he should furnish them with the Court process where he paid the fine option following his conviction by the High court last December in Abuja.
However, reacting to the arrest, the DSS through its spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunaya disclosed that the secret police arrested Mr. Okupe on the instruction of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC.
Mr. Afunaya made the statement which was sent to Vanguard saying, “Doyin Okupe was intercepted by the DSS at Terminal 1 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this morning (Thursday) 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,” the statement said.