Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says he was erroneously arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The DSS had said the arrest was made at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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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, yrs of my passport being withheld by the FHC Abuja,” 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?”
