The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered an immediate investigation of bribery allegations levelled against some officers of the commission by controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky.
In a leaked audio shared by Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky alleged that some unnamed officers of the EFCC collected the sum of ₦15m from him to drop money laundering charges against him.
Bobrisky was initially arraigned on six charges bordering on naira abuse and money laundering to the tune of N127,780,877.98.
The money was said to have been paid into his company’s account number 2830002929, domiciled in Eco Bank Plc between September 2021 and April 2024.
However, the offence was dropped following a prayer by the counsel for the EFCC, Suleiman Suleiman.
He had to the court that the commission had entered into an agreement with Bobrisky.
Suleiman was quoted as saying, “We have an agreement with the defendant, which will lead us to withdraw counts 5 and 6. In the circumstance, we’re humbly urging the court to strike out counts 5 and 6, leaving counts 1 to 4 alive.”
Bobrisky was, however, convicted of the abuse of the country’s currency.
However, in a statement on Tuesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the EFCC boss has constituted a team of investigators to look into the allegations.
“To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse (VeryDarkMan) to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery,” he said.
The EFCC assured the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly.
He said, “The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly. The Commission is committed to its core values of integrity, courage, professionalism and collaboration at all times.”
By Ezinne Okorie.
