Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and currently the DG of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, on Monday evening, paid N13 million for the 52-year jail term bagged for N240 million money laundering offence.
Recall that, Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, had found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Ojukwu had ordered that, the 26 counts, which attracted 2-year jail-term each, would run concurrently, meaning, the convict would only spend two years in prison.
The judge, however, gave an option of N500,000 in each of the counts, amounting to N13 million, which must be paid before 4:30pm (the close of work) today.
It was however revealed that, by 6 pm today, a cheque for that amount was already on the desk at the court.
