By Ayo Kehinde
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye (a.ka.Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country.
Okuneye, an ex-convict had alleged in the video powered by Martins Vincent Otse (a.k.a VeryDarkMan) that some unnamed officers of the EFCC collected the sum of N15,000,000 (Fifteen Million Naira) only from him to drop money laundering charges against him.
In a swift reaction, the EFCC’s boss has constituted a team of Investigators to critically look into the allegations. To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery, Head Of Media, Dele Oyewale, said on Tuesday.
“The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly,” Oyewale said, adding that,
“The Commission is committed to its core values of integrity, courage, professionalism and collaboration at all times.
Meanwhile, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has reacted in a confused manner to the allegations contained in a Voice Note released by TheVeryDarkMan, that he bribed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with N15 million and served his six months jail term in an apartment and not a correctional centre.
The reaction of the controversial crossdresser came after TheVeryDarkMan released the audio that sounded every bit like Bobrisky.
In an uncoordinated response in very terrible English, Bobrisky wrote on his Instagram page in the early hours of Wednesday: “My attention has been drawn to a fake voice recording circulating on the internet that I paid efcc 15 million Naira, and that I was never in prison…
“I didn’t pay any efcc money is a very big lie.I served my term in full and I came out. Discard any false information.”
However in a follow up to the earlier response, Bobrisky added: “Imagining believing someone that came out publicly to tell us that you paid a hacker to track someone phone which is against d law can be desperate to do anything at dis point.
“I didn’t give EFCC any money.
“I made a mistake typo in writeup.”
Even so, in the Voice Note made available on Instagram, the crossdresser, recorded during a telephone conversation, said a top officer of the Nigeria Correctional Centre facilitated the deal.
Also in the Voice Note, he said that he bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with N15 million to ensure that the aspect of money laundering in the charges against him were dropped.
He listed some of those who helped in facilitating the funds for the bribe.
In another twist, Bobrisky also alleged that his early release from prison was facilitated by Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy.
He said in the Voice Note that Falz enlisted the support of his father, Femi Falana (SAN), who made the necessary and right contacts to get him out early.
He alleged that Falana was paid N10 million for his efforts.
The EFCC has since summoned both TheVeryDarkMan and Bobrisky, according to spokesperson, Oyewale.
