Okupe's Arrest: EFCC Says It Acted On 2016 Watch List

The Department of State Services (DSS) acted on a 2016 watch list request to arrest former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning.

This development was made known by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which also said it was in the process of formally lifting the watch list on Okupe before his interception by the secret police.

However, the anti-graft agency explained that it will expedite action and remove the Labour Party (LP) chieftain from its watch list.

According to the anti-graft agency, "The Department of State Services, DSS, today, January 12, informed the Commission of the interception of Dr. Doyin Okupe, former presidential adviser, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos,” EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Thursday.

“The Service acted on a Watch-list request issued on July 18, 2016, over six years before his recent conviction on money laundering charges by the Federal High Court, Abuja.

“The Commission was in the process of formally lifting the watch-list before his interception, and will expedite action in this regard.”

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