Just in: Bobrisky Arrives Court for Naira Abuse, Money Laundering Trial

Wale Igbintade

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has arrived for his arraignment on money laundering and naira abuse before the Federal High Court in Lagos.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had on Thursday, filed six counts 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.

Bobrisky, who had been in the EFCC custody since Wednesday, night, failed to meet the administrative bail offered him on Thursday.

Some of the counts reads: “That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, on the 24th day of March,2024,at Imax Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the total sum of N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) notes issued by, the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable ’ under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.

“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, between July and August, 2023 at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.

“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometimes in December, 2023 at White Steve Event Hall,Ikeja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N20,000 00 (Twenty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1} of the Central Sank “y 2007.

“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometimes In 2022 at Event Hall, Oniru, Victory Island, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Naira} issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act,2007,

“That you Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju trading under the hame and style of BOB EXPRESS ,between ist September, 2021 to 4th April, 2024 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering a declaration of your activities of the said company within which period the total sum of N127,780,877.98 (One Hundred Twenty Seven Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven Naira,Ninety Eight Kobo) was paid into the company s account number 2830002929, domiciled in Eco Bank Pic., and you thereby committed, an offence contrary to sections 6(1)(a),19{1}{f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under section 19.(2b} of the same Act.

“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju trading under the name end style of BOS EXPRESS between 1st September, 2021 to 4th April, 2024 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money laundering a declaration of your activities of the ¢ald company within which period the total sum of N53,000,000 00 (Fifty Three Million Naira) was paid into the company’s account number 2830016041, domiciled in Eco Bahk Pic ,and you thereby committed an offence Contrary to sections 6(1}(a),19(1)(f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)Act, 2022 and punishable under section 19 (2)(b) of the same Act”.