Popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, famously known as Bobrisky, faces imminent arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today, April 5. The charges leveled against him include allegations of naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving a substantial sum.
Bobrisky’s arrest on Wednesday, April 3, culminated in a separate cell confinement as preparations for the legal proceedings unfolded.
Outlined in the charge marked FHC/L/244c/2024, filed on Thursday, April 4, the EFCC has listed six counts against the defendant. The initial four counts pertain to allegations of naira abuse, with the remaining two focusing on offenses linked to Bobrisky’s company, Bob Express.
The first four counts accuse Bobrisky of tampering with various sums of money while dancing during social events at different locations, contravening Section 21(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007. These alleged incidents occurred at Imax Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki; Aja Junction, Ikorodu; White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja; and an event hall at Oniru, Victoria Island.
Counts five and six center on Bob Express’s activities, highlighting the entity’s purported failure to submit declarations to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering. The charges specify periods between September 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024, during which substantial sums were deposited into the company’s accounts at Eco Bank Plc. These offenses contravene sections 6(1)(a), 19(1)(f), and 19(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Oreoluwa is an accountant and a brand writer with a flair for journalism.
