Bobrisky is really in for a long ride with the EFCC, as he is charged with not just one or two but six-count offences.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky.
He will be arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving ₦180.7 million.
The anti-graft agency filed the charge against the social media celebrity yesterday through its counsel.
Bobrisky In Seperated Cell
Meanwhile, he was kept in a separate cell.
The planned arraignment followed yesterday’s arrest of Bobrisky a day earlier for alleged Naira abuse.
In the charge marked FHC/L/244c/2024, the EFCC listed six counts against the defendant.
In the first four counts, the defendant was accused of naira abuse.
While the 5th and 6th counts accused him of offences connected with his company, Bob Express.
Six-counts Charge
The six counts read in part: “That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, on March 24, 2024, at Imax Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of ₦400,000 notes by spraying the same.
“That you, Idris Okuneye, between July and August 2023 at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum of ₦50,000, by spraying the same
“That you, Idris Okuneye, sometime in December 2023 at White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja, during a social event tampered with the sum of ₦20,000 by spraying the same.
Money Laundering
“That you, Idris Okuneye, sometime in 2022 at Event Hall, Oniru, Victory Island, within the jurisdiction of this court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum of ₦20,000 by spraying same.”
The four counts were said to have contravened Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Act, 2007.
Counts 5 and 6 read: “That you, Idris Okuneye, trading under the name and style of Bob Express, between September 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024, in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering.
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This was supposed to be a declaration of the activities of the said company within which period the total sum of ₦127,780,877.98 was paid into the company’s account number 2830002929, domiciled in Eco Bank Plc.
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