Popular social media personality Okuneye Idris, known as Bobrisky, was removed from a KLM flight bound for Amsterdam and detained by the Nigerian Immigration Service late Thursday night.
The cross-dresser took to Instagram to inform his followers about the incident, claiming to have sustained injuries during a confrontation with the officers. Bobrisky alleged that his detention was orchestrated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
In a desperate plea, he wrote, “Nigerians help me, EFCC just arrested me. I’m badly injured.” This incident follows an earlier event on October 22, when Bobrisky was stopped at the Sème border while allegedly attempting to escape the country.
The saga began in April 2024, when Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison for naira abuse by the Federal High Court in Lagos. Although he was officially held at Kirikiri Prison, reports suggested he spent only three weeks there before being quietly moved to a private location. This raised suspicions of bribery, with claims that a ₦15 million payment was made to officials for his preferential treatment.
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Tensions escalated in late September when influencer VeryDarkMan released an audio recording that purportedly featured Bobrisky claiming that music artist Falz and his father, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, sought ₦10 million from him while he was imprisoned, allegedly to secure a presidential pardon.
In response, Falana and Falz issued a cease-and-desist letter on October 16, demanding a public retraction and apology for what they termed defamatory statements. Bobrisky has since denied making those claims, stating that he was not responsible for the leaked audio and urged the Falanas to pursue action against VeryDarkMan instead.
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