In the first four counts, the defendant was accused of naira
abuse. While the 5th and 6th counts accused him of offenses connected with his
company, Bob Express.
The six counts read in part: “That you, Okuneye Idris
Olanrewaju, on March 24, 2024, at Imax Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki, whilst
dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of N400,000 notes by
spraying same.
“That you, Idris Okuneye, between July and August 2023 at
Aga Junction, Ikorodu, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the
sum of N50,000, by spraying same.
“That you, Idris Okuneye, sometime in December 2023 at White
Stone Event Hall, Ikeja, during a social event, tampered with the sum of
N20,000 by spraying same.
“That you, Idris Okuneye, sometimes in 2022 at Event Hall,
Oniru, Victory Island, within the jurisdiction of this court whilst dancing
during a social event tampered with the sum of N20,000 by spraying same.”
The four counts were said to have contravened Section 21(1)
of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Act, 2007.
Counts 5 and 6 read: “That you, Idris Okuneye, trading under
the name and style of Bob Express, between September 1, 2021, to April 4, 2024,
in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit Against Money
Laundering, a declaration of your activities of the said company within which
period the total sum of N127,780,877.98
was paid into the company’s account number 2830002929, domiciled in Eco
Bank Plc.
“That you, Idris
Okuneye, trading under the name and style of Bob Express between September 1,
2021 to April 4, 2024, in Lagos, failed to submit to the Special Control Unit
Against Money Laundering a declaration of your activities of the said company
within which period the total sum of N53,000,000 was paid into the company’s
account number 2830016041, domiciled in Eco Bank Plc.”
Both alleged offences contravened sections 6(1)(a), 19(1)(f)
of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and section 19
(2)(b) of the same Act.
The EFCC arrested and detained the controversial
cross-dresser, in Lagos on Wednesday night.
In a statement, EFCC said: “Operatives of the Lagos Zonal
Command of EFCC, have commenced an investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a
Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes.”
The EFCC had invited the 31-year-old following a video
report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a
movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress and producer, at
Film One Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos on March 24, 2024.
