Bobrisky arrested at Seme border trying to flee Nigeria, says NIS

…FG panel clears Bobrisky of prison scandal allegations
..says he had access to phone, inmates run errands for him

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of crossdresser Bobrisky at the Seme border.

Seme border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin. It is a thirty-minute drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou.

In a statement on Monday evening, the NIS disclosed that the social media celebrity was attempting to “flee Nigeria” when she was apprehended.

The statement added that the crossdresser is currently undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the “appropriate Authorities for further action”.

“In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju otherwise known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border over an attempt to Exit the Country,” the statement reads.

“The Service wishes to inform the public that OKUNEYE IDRIS is a person of interest over recent issues of public concern. He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate Authorities for further action.

“The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the Country’s Borders.”

Bobrisky is under investigation by a committee of the house of representatives alongside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) over bribery allegations.

This was after activist VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein the crossdresser claimed that she paid some EFCC officials N15 million to drop money laundering charges against her.

The self-proclaimed transgender later described the viral recording as “fake” and threatened to sue VeryDarkMan for alleged defamation.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government investigative panel has revealed that the convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, served out his six-month prison sentence in custody.

Findings of the investigative panel contradicted an earlier report that Bobrisky was kept out of the custodial centre while serving his jail term in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, where he was transferred to the Medium Custodial Centre and from the Medium Custodial Centre Kirikiri Apapa, Lagos, to the Maximum Custodial Centre Kirikiri Apapa, Lagos.

The interim report of the panel was received by the Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Monday in Abuja.

The panel, however, confirmed that the crossdresser received certain privileges during his time behind bars, including access to his phone, visits by family and friends, and designated inmates to run errands for him.

Recall that Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo had inaugurated the panel about three weeks ago to probe allegations after controversial social critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, shared a voice note in which Bobrisky purportedly claimed that he bribed some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials fifteen million naira to drop the money laundering charge against him.

The panels headed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, also had Dr. Uju Agomoh, the Executive Director and founder of Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), as its secretary.