Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was charged with six counts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, April 4. He is scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, April 5.
The latter two counts of the charge deal with suspected money laundering, while the first four charges focus on Naira misuse.
Bobrisky is accused in the first count of the charge sheet submitted by EFCC prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, along with seven other attorneys, of tampering with the sum of N400,000 by spray-painting it while dancing at a social event in Lagos on March 24, 2024. The Central Bank Act of 2007’s Section 21(1) is cited by the commission as the reason why the offense is illegal and should be punished.
In count two, Bobrisky at Aja Junction between July and August 2023, Ikorodu again tampered with another amount of N50,000 by dancing and sprinkling it there. In count three, Bobrisky sprayed and tampered with an additional N20,000 while dancing at White Steve Event Hall in Ikeja in December 2023.
Additionally, Bobrisky was charged by count four with misting and tampering with an additional N20,000 while dancing at another event in Oniru, Victoria Island.
In count five, Bobrisky failed to provide the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering with a declaration of the activities of the aforementioned company, Bob Express, during the period that N127. 7 million was paid into the company account based at Ecobank, while operating under the name and style of Bob Express in Lagos between September 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024.
In count six, Bobrisky is additionally charged with violating Sections 6(1)(a) and 19(1)(f) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, as well as Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act, by neglecting to file a declaration of the company’s operations during the same time frame that another N53 million was deposited into the company’s account.
On April 3, Bobrisky was taken into custody by the commission.
