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Bobrisky kept in separate cell as EFCC plans to arraign him over alleged N180.7m money laundering and abuse of N490,000
In the event that there are any last-minute modifications, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, is scheduled to arraign well-known cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, before a Federal High Court in Lagos today, April 5, for misusing naira and failing to disclose his firm’s N180.7 million in activities.
Bobrisky has been detained in a different cell since his detention on Wednesday, April 3.
The EFCC charged the defendant on Thursday, April 4, with six counts, the charge being filed under the file number FHC/L/244c/2024. Naira abuse was the charge against the defendant in the first four counts. In contrast, he was charged with crimes relating to his business, Bob Express, in the fifth and sixth charges.
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 N400,000 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 N50,000, 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 N20,000 by spraying same.
“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 N20,000 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 to April 4, 2024, in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, a declaration of your activities of the said company within which period the total sum of N127,780,877.98 was paid into the company’s account number 2830002929, domiciled in Eco Bank Plc.
“That you, Idris Okuneye, trading under the name and style of Bob Express between September 1, 2021 to April 4, 2024, in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering a declaration of your activities of the said company within which period the total sum of N53,000,000 was paid into the company’s account number 2830016041, domiciled in Eco Bank Plc.”
Both alleged offences contravened sections 6(1)(a), 19(1)(f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and section 19 (2)(b) of the same Act.