Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse in April, accused the EFCC and NCS of demanding bribes from him
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – All is now set for the investigation by the joint committee investigating allegations of corruption against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) to begin as social media influencer, Mr Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, are currently at the National Assembly Complex.
The House of Representatives last week scheduled the probe after VDM shared a voice note which he alleged was the voice of Bobrisky claiming that after his conviction and sentencing for abuse of the naira notes in April, his godfather, in collaboration with the Controller General of the NCS, arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private apartment.
Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse in April, accused the EFCC and NCS of demanding bribes from him to enable him serve his term in the VIP section of the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos.
The NCS reacted to the leaked audio by suspending two of its senior officers in order ”to allow proper investigation into the allegations against them.”
Bringing the matter to the attention of the legislators, Hon. Patrick Umoh, in a motion raised on the floor of the House, expressed concern over the widely circulated publication by VeryDarkMan against the EFCC and the NCS.
He noted while moving the motion that “the publication alleges that the EFCC dropped money laundry charges against Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, upon collection of the sum of N15,000,000.
“The publication alleges that Idris Okuneye, upon conviction for abuse and defacing of the naira, by the court, did not serve his time at the Nigeria Correctional Service, but was lodged outside the confines of the service.
“We are disturbed about the damning allegations against Nigerian critical law enforcement agencies, the EFCC and the NCS, established by this hallowed chambers to fight corruption and incarcerate persons convicted of crimes for correctional purposes respectively,” he added.
Ruling on the motion, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas referred it to the Committees on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions for further legislative action.