Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky was detained on Thursday night by Immigration officers while attempting to leave the country aboard an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight.
Alerting his followers about the arrest in a post on his Instagram page, the cross-dresser claimed that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with the immigration officers.
“Nigerians help me, EFCC just arrested me. I’m badly injured,” he wrote in the post.
On October 22, Bobrisky was allegedly arrested at the Sème border while attempting to flee the country.
His ordeal however began in April 2024, when he was sentenced to six months in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos for naira abuse.
Although he was officially imprisoned at Kirikiri Prison, it was allegedly reported that Bobrisky spent only three weeks in the facility before being quietly moved to a private location.
This sparked widespread speculation that his early release and special treatment were facilitated through bribery, with accusations of a ₦15 million payment made to officials to secure his transfer and preferential conditions.
An audio recording allegedly involving him, posted to social media by social media influencer VeryDarkMan in late September 2024, escalated the situation.
Bobrisky purportedly claimed in the recording that he was approached during his imprisonment by music artist Falz and his father, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, seeking ₦10 million to secure a presidential pardon.
But he, Bobrisky denied making these claims, stating he was not responsible for the leaked content and urging the Falanas to hold VeryDarkMan accountable instead.
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