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Prosecution closes case in N702m fraud case against Okupe

The Prosecution announced the closure of its case on Wednesday in the on-going trial former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe on a 59-count charge, bordering on money laundering, criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N702, 000,000.

While being led in evidence by Audu, Salisu said: “Sometime in 2012, Chief Okupe came to the Office of the National Security Adviser and after their discussion, I was directed to make a payment of N50 million to him.” The witness said he made other payments to Okupe as directed, saying that at a point he was instructed to pay the defendant N6, 000, 000 .

He told the court that he only obeyed directives in all the payments he made to Okupe and didn’t know what the monies were meant for.

 

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