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.
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”.
