The Nigeria Immigration Carrier on Monday named social media character, Okuneye Idris, in a different way referred to as Bobrisky, as an individual of pastime in an ongoing probe.
It additionally showed that its officials intercepted Idris on the Sème border life seeking to absconding the rustic previous within the month.
“The Service wishes to inform the public that OKUNEYE IDRIS is a person of interest over recent issues of public concern,” a remark signed via the Carrier Society Members of the family Officer, the remark reads on Monday night.
The remark is titled ‘Nigeria Immigration Service Intercepts Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) at Sème bordering attempting to flee the country.’
The debate environment Bobrisky started in April 2024 when he was once sentenced to 6 months in jail via the Federal Top Courtroom in Lagos for naira abuse.
Despite the fact that he was once formally incarcerated at Kirikiri Jail, reviews emerged next alleging that Bobrisky spent simplest 3 weeks within the facility sooner than being discreetly moved to a personal location.
This brought on prevailing hypothesis that his early let fall and particular remedy had been facilitated via bribery, with accusations of a N15m fee made to officers to accumulation his switch and preferential statuses.
The status escalated in overdue September 2024, when social media influencer, VeryDarkMan, posted an audio recording allegedly involving Bobrisky.
Within the leaked recording, Bobrisky purportedly claimed that song artist, Falz, and his father, human rights attorney Femi Falana, had approached him all through his imprisonment, looking for N10m to accumulation a presidential liniency.
In reaction, Falana and Falz issued a cease-and-desist letter on October 16, 2024, hard a retraction and crowd apology for what they termed defamatory statements.
Bobrisky, alternatively, denied making those claims, mentioning that he was once now not chargeable for the leaked content material and urging the Falanas to accumulation VDM responsible rather.
In the meantime the NIS in its remark on Monday mentioned “In line with its constancy to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Carrier (NIS) intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju in a different way referred to as Bobrisky on the Seme Border over an
effort to Walk the Nation.
“He’s present process interrogation and will probably be passed over to the best Government for additional motion.
“The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the Country’s Borders.”