EFCC arraigns Doyin Okupe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday
arraigned Dr Doyin Okupe before the Abuja Federal High Court in
Maitama.

Okupe, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned
before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Monday in Abuja, Channels TV reports.

He was arraigned alongside with two companies, Value Trust Investment
Ltd and Abrahams Telecoms Ltd, over allegations of fraud.

According to a statement from the anti-graft agency, Okupe was charged
with 59 counts bordering on "money laundering and criminal diversion
of funds" to the tune of N702 million.

We recalls that Doyin Okupe, who is media adviser to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council, was held in
detention at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja in December