Wife, son beg for mercy as court convicts Okupe over N240m fraud

Wife and son of Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Doyin Okupe, on Monday, begged a Federal High Court, Abuja to tamper justice with mercy on his sentencing. Omolola and Adesunkanmi Okupe spoke as witnesses shortly after the court reconvened following the defendant’s conviction. The court, presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, had convicted Okupe for breaching the Money Laundering Act. Justice Ojukwu, in a judgment, held that Okupe was found guilty of contravening Sections 16(1)&(2) of the Money Laundering Act, for…

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