Victor Ezeja
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered an immediate investigation into bribery allegations made against some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.
Bobrisky recently finished serving his prison terms after being convicted for Naira abuse
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn a video that has now gone viral, Martins Vincent Otse, a.k.a VeryDarkMan, played an audio purported to be voice of Bobrisky alleging that some unnamed officers of the EFCC collected the sum of N15 million from him to drop money laundering charges against him.
According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency’s boss has constituted a team of investigators to critically look into the allegations.
Following the constitution of the team of investigators, Bobrisky and VeryDarkMan have been invited by the Commission to come forward and assist the team in uncovering the alleged bribery.
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“To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery,” the Commission stated.
“The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly.
“The Commission is committed to its core values of integrity, courage, professionalism and collaboration at all times.”
Prime Business Africa recalls that the controversial crossdresser was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos on 5 August 2024. He had been sentenced to six months in prison on April 12, 2024, by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos for mutilating the naira.
