The investigative panel set up by the Ministry of Interior has dismissed allegations stipulating that popular Crossdresser, Idris Okuneye best known as Bobrisky, served his six month jail term in a serviced apartment instead of a prison.
Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the national currency.
The panel was set up to probe bribery claims made by social media influencer Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, who said officials had been bribed to drop money laundering charges against Bobrisky, who denied this.
According to the panel, Bobrisky was allowed frequent visits from family and friends, had a furnished single cell, a humidifier, access to television, a fridge, and even a phone, the report sound.
The panel added that sending Bobrisky, a first-time offender, to a maximum security facility had been a violation of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act.
Throwing money in the air, or “spraying” is commonly done at Nigerian weddings and other celebrations.
This is technically an offence as the notes then fall to the ground where they can be trodden on. The maximum punishment is six months in jail, however prosecutions were rare until this year.
In another report, Verydarkman in a video displayed a message he had received from an unnamed source which disclosed that; “Bobrisky was arrested this morning at Seme border on his way to escape to Benin Republic.
He sent someone to help him sign his international passport, and he hid in his car. The Nigerian immigration service is currently holding him, although this report is yet to be confirmed by the Immigration Service.
