Controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly referred to as Bobrisky, has lastly left Nigeria after a number of unsuccessful makes an attempt to journey overseas.
In October, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Bobrisky confronted two arrests—one by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and one other by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC)—whereas making an attempt to flee Nigeria amid his ongoing authorized troubles, which started in April 2024.
The NIS apprehended Bobrisky on the Seme border whereas he was allegedly attempting to flee the nation, and the anti-graft company later eliminated him from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport.
Nevertheless, on Monday, Bobrisky introduced in a sequence of movies posted on his Instagram story that he had left Nigeria. He didn’t reveal his present location.
“See you quickly, Nigeria,” he wrote.
N30 million tickets
Bobrisky additionally revealed that his arrest by NIS and EFCC value him over N30 million.
He wrote: “This woman purchased first-class tickets 3 times, over N30 million. Elevate the bar for this woman. That passport disfigured my image.”
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In April, this newspaper reported that Bobrisky was sentenced to 6 months in jail by the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Lagos for Naira abuse.
He was despatched to Kirikiri Jail to serve the time period and was launched on 5 August with a noticeably refreshed look, sparking public hypothesis about his time in jail.
Nevertheless, weeks after his launch, social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse leaked an audio recording alleging that Bobrisky solely served three weeks in jail earlier than being moved to a non-public location.
Within the recording, Bobrisky allegedly claimed he paid a N15 million bribe to EFCC officers to drop cash laundering prices in opposition to him.
He additionally purportedly said that, together with his godfather’s help, he bribed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to finish his sentence in a non-public residence.
Within the recording, he additional alleged that music artist Falz and his father, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, approached him throughout his imprisonment, requesting N10 million to safe a presidential pardon for him.
Reacting to the crossdresser’s allegations, Mr Falana issued a cease-and-desist letter, demanding a retraction and public apology for what he described as ‘defamatory statements.’
However Bobrisky denied the allegations, and requested the lawyer and his son to carry VeryDarkMan, who leaked the recording, accountable. He dismissed the recording as “pretend” and vowed to sue VeryDarkMan.
Upon the leaked recording, an investigative panel was arrange by the Inside Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to look into the allegations in opposition to the NCoS.
Upon the investigation’s conclusion, the panel said that there was no proof that Bobrisky served any time exterior the jail facility.
Bobrisky stays beneath investigation by the EFCC, NCoS, and a Home of Representatives committee.
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