Bobrisky sues EFCC, NASS, demands N1.2b

Controversial crossdresser, Mr Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, has taken legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Assembly, demanding ₦1.2 billion in damages.

The legal battle stems from allegations of rights violations, a leaked audio recording, and controversies surrounding his detention and alleged bribery scandals.

Recall that Bobrisky has had a running battle with the anti-graft agency that prosecuted him for abusing the naira and got him jailed after he owned up to the crime.

He was released on August 5, after serving his term. An audio was then leaked wherein it was alleged that Bobrisky never spent a day in prison, but was instead put in an apartment where he had access to a househelp.

A voice purported to be that of Bobrisky also alleged that the sum of N15 million was paid to EFCC officials to drop her money laundering charges.

Activist, Verydarkman, who released the audio, called on the authorities to investigate the allegations made in the audio.

The National Assembly then summoned Verydarkman and Bobrisky to get to the root of the allegations.

On Saturday, Bobrisky posted on Instagram a court order from October 10, which barred the EFCC and National Assembly from harassing, detaining, or declaring him wanted.

In the lawsuit, he stated that the commission had invited him for questioning based on a hearsay WhatsApp call published by VeryDarkMan, without verifying the authenticity of the recording.

He argued that this led to online mockery, threats from unidentified individuals, and an invasion of his privacy.

The crossdresser is seeking N200 million from the EFCC for emotional distress and N1 billion from the National Assembly for infringing on his right to a fair hearing.

Bobrisky wrote, “Notwithstanding the earlier filing of this fundamental rights matter the EFCC @officialefcc still violently assaulted and harassed me and pulled me out of a plane set for takeoff. The EFCC and other security agencies in Nigeria are violators of human rights and it is high time the world and the international community gets to know about their trademark of violation of freedom and rights. Without any order of court the minister of interior ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police to arrest and detain me which lead to my worsening illnesses, then again the EFCC arrested and took me from their Lagos office to Abuja notwithstanding the pendency of this suit. It is a shame that the EFCC does not respect the court neither does any security agencies they act above the law which they claim to protect and implement”.

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