The House of Representatives on Friday summoned EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, social media influencer VDM (born Martins Otse) and Bobrisky over bribery allegations involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Correctional Service. of Nigeria.
According to Channels TV, this was contained in a letter written on Friday by the Chief Chairman of the joint committee, Jon Ginger Onwusibe, to the parties on the disturbing allegation of corruption against the EFCC and the Nigerian Correctional Services.
The other parties summoned include the Lagos Command Prisons Controller, Ben Freedman, Board Secretary, Ja'afaru Ahmed, and Deputy Prisons Controller in charge of medium and maximum security, Siriku Adekunle and Michael Anugwa.
In a letter dated September 27, 2024, the committee asked the EFCC chairman and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service to appear on Monday with all officials involved in the allegation, Channels TV reported.
Similarly, PREMIUM TIMES reported on Thursday that the federal government suspended some senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over bribery allegations linked to Bobrisky.
In response to the widespread allegations, the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, in a statement signed by Ja'afaru Ahmed on Thursday, announced the suspension of officers allegedly involved in the bribery.
The board announced the suspension of Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Prisons (DCC), in-charge of the Medium Security Custody Center (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State, and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Prisons (DCC), in-charge of the Maximum Security Custody Center (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State.
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Allegations suggest that Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky offered bribes to these agencies when he was arrested for money laundering and naira abuse.
Newslodgereported in April that Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was arrested for money laundering and Naira mutilation.
During his trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Abimbola Awogboro dismissed the money laundering charges (counts five and six) but sentenced Bobrisky to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse.
However, a month after Bobrisky's release, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, posted an audio recording on Instagram on Tuesday, alleging Bobrisky's complicity in the bribery. The recording captures Bobrisky discussing how EFCC officials were given N15 million to drop money laundering charges.
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The EFCC Chairman, on Tuesday night, in a statement obtained by this newspaper, ordered an immediate investigation into the bribery allegations.
Olukoyede further requested the presence of Bobrisky and VeryDarkMan at the EFCC office in Lagos to assist investigators in uncovering the alleged bribery.
PREMIUM TIMES also reported that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has led a thorough investigation into Bobrisky's claim that he bribed officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service to avoid prison.