EFCC: Why we rearrested Bobrisky

01 Nov 2024, 11:30 by Pelumi Bolawa · TheCable Lifestyle

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the rearrest of crossdresser Bobrisky.

The self-proclaimed transgender was leaving the country on Thursday night when she was dragged out of an airplane by airport officials.

Bobrisky took to her Instagram page to post a plea for help, saying she was detained by the EFCC and badly injured. She also shared a video of her wounded arm.

On Friday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, told TheCable Lifestyle that Bobrisky was taken into custody to assist in investigating bribery allegations against the agency.

“Yes. It is true. He is in our custody. He made an allegation against our officers. And we have asked him to come and assist our investigators in the case. And he has refused to come. The house of representatives invited him, but he refused to come,” Oyewale said.

“Are we going to continue to watch him with that kind of grievous allegations he made against us? It is just for him to come and establish the basis and write a statement to that effect and he will be released. He who alleges must prove. He is in our custody. We arrested him last night.”

The development comes about two weeks after Bobrisky’s apprehension at the Seme border for allegedly attempting to flee the country. She was transferred to the Lagos FCID in Alagbon for investigation.

How the crossdresser got out of detention, including any potential bail, remains unknown.

Bobrisky, the EFCC, and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) are under investigation by a house of representatives committee over bribery allegations.

The crossdresser has been in the eye of the storm since activist VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein she claimed that she paid some EFCC officials N15 million to drop money laundering charges against her.

In the recording, she also claimed that she spent her six-month jail term in an apartment rather than Kirikiri prison due to the influence of “my godfather”.

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

An investigative panel recently revealed there was no evidence that Bobrisky slept outside the prison during her six-month jail term.

The self-proclaimed transgender was first arrested and charged to court by the EFCC in April for abusing the naira notes. She was sentenced to six months in prison for the same offence.

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