Doyin Okupe, erstwhile Director-General of the Peter Obi, Datti Presidential Campaign Council, arrested Thursday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos , while on his way to the United Kingdom, by the Department of State Services, DSS, has been released with an apology
Doyin confirmed he was on his way to London for a routine medical check when he was intercepted..
EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren said the DSS informed the commission of the interception.
The spokesperson noted that the security agency acted on a watchlist request issued on July 18, 2016.
That was six years before Okupe’s 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”, Uwujaren added.
His lawyer, Tolu Babaleye, who confirmed the incident, said Okupe was on his way to London when he was arrested.
Speaking after he was released, Okupe said the EFCC apologised for the error.
”I was arrested & detained @ the MM int airport, Lagos this morning 12th Jan on my way to UK for medical, ,” he said.
”I have just left the EFCC office where senior officers in Lagos or Abuja apologised to me for the error. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD abi?”