Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, commonly known as Bobrisky has been scheduled to appear before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a six-count charge against Bobrisky, on Thursday.
The first four counts of the charge revolve around the alleged misuse of the Naira, while the remaining two counts pertain to purported money laundering activities.
According to the charge sheet presented by EFCC Prosecutor, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Rotimi Oyedepo, along with seven other lawyers, Bobrisky is accused in the first count of tampering with the sum of N400,000 by spraying it while dancing at a social event at the IMAX Circle Mall in Lekki, Lagos, on March 24, 2024. This act is said to be in violation of Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.
In the second count, Bobrisky is alleged to have similarly tampered with a sum of N50,000 by spraying it at a social event while dancing at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, between July and August 2023.
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The third count accuses Bobrisky of spraying and tampering with another sum of N20,000 while dancing at White Steve Event Hall in Ikeja in December 2023.
Count four alleges that Bobrisky also sprayed and tampered with another sum of N20,000 while dancing at an event in Oniru, Victoria Island.
In count five, Bobrisky, trading under the name Bob Express between September 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024, in Lagos, is accused of failing to submit a declaration of the company’s activities to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, despite receiving a total of N127.7 million into the company account domiciled with Ecobank.
Count six charges Bobrisky with a similar offense for failing to submit a declaration of the company’s activities when another N53 million was paid into the company’s account during the same period. This is deemed an offense under Section 6(1)(a) and Section 19(1)(f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention And Prohibition) Act, punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act.
