Controversial Nigerian crossdresser and social media influencer, Idris Okunleye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has recounted how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided his home, accusing him of printing counterfeit currency and engaging in money laundering.
In October 2024, Bobrisky was apprehended at the Seme border while attempting to cross into Benin Republic to evade an investigation by the House of Representatives over allegations of bribing officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to avoid imprisonment.
The influencer was summoned for questioning after leaked audio recordings surfaced, in which he allegedly admitted to bribing NCoS officials to evade jail time.
Bobrisky was later arrested by security agents at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos last November while trying to board a flight to London amid the ongoing bribery allegations. However, he successfully left Nigeria four days after the incident.
Bobrisky recently characterized the EFCC as evil and worse than the Nigeria Police Force in terms of abuse and harassment of civilians in a post on his Instagram stories.
Following the EFCC’s heartfelt condolences for the loss of one of its officials, Assistant Superintendent Aminu Sahabi Salisu (ASE II), who was killed in an attack on January 17, 2025, Bobrisky made these statements.
An alleged online scammer named Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu has been named as the culprit in the case.
The Commission said it “views with great concern the irresponsible, callous, inhuman and outrageous narratives being circulated on social media on the whys and wherefores of the fatal accident”.
“It is heinous to reduce the death of a gallant officer who was carrying out patriotic and official duties to social media razzmatazz,” it added.
The anti-graft said it was also worrisome that some “faceless commentators” were supporting an alleged criminal who “unleashed terror on officers of the EFCC in their line of duty”.
The cross-dresser responded to the statement by posting on his Instagram stories, “I just don’t like reading anything about EFCC online, cus I feel like I want to throw up each time I read about them.”
He said the EFCC’s appeal for sympathy was funny, considering how they treat Nigerians.
“You are asking the public to be human about the loss of one of your staff, but you are the most wicked people in Nigeria,” he wrote.
He continued: “When I was in your custody, you took me to my house and searched my house. When I asked why, you claimed I’m into money laundering and wanted to check if I’m printing money in my house. Police are 100 better than you all 1million times.
“After writing my statement you asked me to give you papaya number I told you I don’t have her no, even if I’m not talking to her I wont be heartless to set her up like that cos i wasn’t train to be a snitch.”
He said if he was a bad citizen, he would left Nigeria immediately he received an invitation letter from the EFCC
“But I said no I’m a public figure let me honor their invitation,” he added.
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