The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday morning arrested a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Doyin Okupe at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

But he has been released after he was handed over to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Okupe was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic before he was apprehended by the DSS officials at the behest of the EFCC.

DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday.

Afunanya also said that Okupe has been handed over to the anti-graft agency.

“Doyin Okupe was intercepted by the DSS at Terminal 1 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this (Thursday) morning at the instance of the EFCC.

“He has long been handed over to the Commission which requested for the action. Okupe was billed to fly to London via Virgin Atlantic,” the DSS spokesman said.

Meanwhile, Okupe has that he has been released by the EFCC and senior officials of the anti-graft commission “apologised” to him for “the error”.