BOBRISKY TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW OVER ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, with six counts on Thursday.
The Federal High Court in Lagos’s Justice Abimbola Awogboro will arraign Bobrisky on Friday.
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The latter two counts of the charge deal with alleged money laundering, while the first four charges focus on naira abuse.
Bobrisky is charged in the first count of the charge sheet filed by EFCC Prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and seven other attorneys. It states that Bobrisky tampered with the sum of N400,000 by spraying it while dancing at a social gathering at the IMAX Circle Mall in Lekki, Lagos.
The Central Bank Act of 2007’s Section 21(1) forbids and punishes the offence, which was committed on March 24, 2024.
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 the 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 while trading under the name and style of Bob Express between Sept 1, 2021, and April 4, 2024, in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, a declaration of the activities of the said company, (Bob Express), within which period the total sum of N127. 7m was paid into the company account domiciled with Ecobank.
In count six, Bobrisky is also accused of failing to submit a declaration of the activities of the company within the same period when another N53m was paid into the company’s account thereby committing an offence contrary to 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.
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