April 05, (THEWILL) – Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos for his arraignment on money laundering and naira abuse allegation.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Thursday, filed a six-count charge bordering on money laundering and abuse of the naira against Bobrisky.
Bobrisky is scheduled to take his plea before the vacation judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro.
In the charge sheet filed by EFCC Prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), alongside seven other lawyers, Bobrisky, in the first count, was alleged to have tampered with the sum of N400,000 by spraying the same while dancing at a social event at the IMAX Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos.
The Commission said the offence was committed on March 24, 2024.
Bobrisky was also alleged to have, between July and August 2023 at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, tampered with another sum of N50,000 by spraying the same at a social event while dancing.
The anti-graft agency said in December 2023, at White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja, Bobrisky also sprayed and tampered with another sum of N20,000 while dancing.
He was further accused of spraying and tampering with another sum of N20,000 while dancing at another event in Oniru, Victoria Island.
The EFCC said that Bobrisky, while 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, a declaration of the activities of the said company (Bob Express) within which period the total sum of N127. 7m was paid into the company’s account domiciled with Ecobank.
Bobrisky was also accused of failing to submit a declaration of the activities of the company within the same period when another N53 million was paid into the company’s account.
According to EFCC, the offences committed contravened Sections 6 (1)(a), and 19(1) (f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act and were punishable under Section 19 (2) (b) of the same Act.
The cross-dresser, who had been in the EFCC detention since Wednesday night, failed to meet the administrative bail offered to him on Thursday.
Sources revealed that the cross-dresser was detained in a lone cell.
“He has no cellmates, he’s neither in a male nor female cell, he’s the only one in his cell,” a source revealed.
