The Labour Party has described the arrest of Dr Doyin Okupe, former Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, by the Department of State Services (DSS) as an embarrassment.
Yunusa Tanko, chief spokesman for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPCC), told Tribune Online that the arrest was unjustified given that DR. Doyin n Okupe met the conditions of his release following his conviction for money laundering.
According to Tanko, “I can confirm to you that Dr Doyin is fine, he left Awolowo way the DSS facility moments ago and the DSS have apologized to him for the error they have done in re-arresting him.
“For us, we felt this is an embarrassment for somebody who has already paid for the accusation which was levelled against him at the federal high court because if he had something left, he would not have left the premises of the court as a free man.
“This was orchestrated to embarrass him, the DSS has apologies to him, which I can confirm to you directly, that he is freed and he is proceeding on his Journey.”
Dr. Doyin Okupe resigned as Director General of the Labour Party Campaign Council after being convicted of money laundering.
Okupe was released after paying N13 million as a penalty for his conviction in December 2022, which carried a two-year prison sentence