EFCC Set to Arraign Bobrisky for Alleged Money Laundering Friday

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought forth a six-count charge against Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky.

Bobrisky is scheduled to appear before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday to answer to these charges.

The first four counts pertain to the alleged abuse of the Naira, while the remaining two focus on accusations of money laundering.

In the filed charge sheet, EFCC Prosecutor, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Rotimi Oyedepo, accompanied by seven other legal representatives, accuses Bobrisky of various financial infractions.

In the first count, Bobrisky stands accused of tampering with the sum of N400,000 by dispersing it while dancing at a social event held at the IMAX Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos, on March 24, 2024. This act is said to violate Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007.

The second count alleges that Bobrisky, between July and August 2023, at Aja Junction, Ikorodu, similarly tampered with a sum of N50,000 by dispersing it at a social gathering while dancing.

Similarly, in count three, Bobrisky is accused of tampering with another sum of N20,000 while dancing at the White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja, in December 2023.

Count four further alleges that Bobrisky tampered with N20,000 while dancing at an event in Oniru, Victoria Island.

Additionally, in count five, it is claimed that while operating under the business name Bob Express between September 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024, in Lagos, Bobrisky failed to furnish the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering with a declaration of the company’s activities, despite a total of N127.7m being deposited into the company’s Ecobank account during this period.

Lastly, in count six, Bobrisky is accused of a similar failure to declare activities of the company, despite another N53m being deposited into the company’s account within the same period, which is deemed an offence under Section 6(1)(a) and Section 19(1)(f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention And Prohibition) Act, and punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act.