Key Takeaways:
- The House of Representatives is probing alleged bribery against EFCC and NCS.
- Allegations arose from an audio recording by Martins Otse, mentioning Bobrisky.
- Bobrisky allegedly claimed bribery led to the dismissal of money laundering charges.
- Lawmaker Patrick Umoh raised concerns about Nigeria’s reputation.
- Allegations include Bobrisky not serving his sentence at NCS.
- Speaker Tajudeen Abbas assigned the issue to relevant committees.
- Committees are to report back within three weeks.
The House of Representatives has initiated a probe into alleged bribery charges against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).
This move is prompted by a recent audio recording released by social critic Martins Otse, alias VeryDarkMan, wherein the crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known widely as Bobrisky, is heard to claim that the EFCC dismissed money laundering accusations against him after a bribe of N15 million. Read here
This concern surfaced on September 26 in the ongoing plenary session when lawmaker Patrick Umoh, representing the Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State, brought up the issue.
He expressed apprehension over the impact of such allegations on Nigeria’s reputation and stressed the need for immediate action.
The assertion implies that the EFCC dropped the money laundering charges against Bobrisky after obtaining the said amount.
It also claims that Bobrisky, found guilty by the court of Naira abuse and defacing, did not serve his sentence at the Nigeria Correctional Service and was kept elsewhere.
Umoh accentuated the ill effects these allegations can have on the country’s image and insisted that they not be ignored. As directed by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, who was overseeing the plenary session, the matter has been handed over to the Committees on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions.
They have been instructed to present their findings within three weeks of legislative sessions.
The statements read below;
’To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators in unearthing the alleged bribery.
The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations will be thoroughly investigated and that the results of the findings will be made public accordingly. The Commission is committed to its core values of integrity, courage, professionalism, and collaboration at all times.”
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