Okupe was charged with 59 counts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2019 for alleged money laundering and fund diversion totaling N702 million.
He was arraigned before Ijeoma Ojukwu, the presiding judge, alongside two companies – Value Trust Investment Ltd and Abrahams Telecoms Ltd.
Okupe was said to have received cash from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) while Sambo Dasuki was in office.