Olukoyede Orders Investigation of N15million Bobrisky’s Allegations against EFCC Officers
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.
In a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity of the EFCC, the agency assured the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly.
In the viral video by Otse which was cited by NigerianEcho’s correspondent, the call recordings of Bobrisky was played wherein he admitted to paying EFCC 15 million to clear his money laundering case and also how he was taken into a personal apartment instead of prison to serve his sentence. He also mentioned that Folarin Falana (aka Falz) as well as his father Femi Falana, SAN, was also involved. He alleged that a sum of N10M (Ten Million Naira) was paid to the human right lawyer to wipe his name off the record as an ex-convict.
