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Chidi Odinkalu, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for detaining crossdresser Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky.
He viewed Bobrisky’s arrest as a misuse of authority. Recall that Bobrisky was arrested in Pinnock Estate in Lagos State on Wednesday, April 3, and imprisoned at the EFCC’s Lagos command office.
The EFCC said on Thursday on its official Instagram page that its operatives had launched an inquiry into Bobrisky for allegedly spraying Naira notes.
According to the statement, the EFCC invited the 31-year-old crossdresser after a video was released showing her spraying and flaunting wads of fresh Naira notes at the ‘Ajakaju’ movie premiere, produced by Nollywood star Eniola Ajao, on March 24, 2024, at Film One Circle Mall in Lekki, Lagos.
Odinkalu responded in a post on X, saying the authority of arrest and prosecution is a public trust that should not be used to pursue individuals they dislike.
He wrote:
“The @officialEFCC shd be ashamed of themselves. The power of arrest & prosecution is a public trust that shd not be weaponized for the persecution of those whom they don’t like. It is either @officialEFCC is evidently idle or this is clear #AbuseOfPower.
Ystday, @NigeriaGov & @NERCNG hiked energy beyond the reach of most #Nigerians. Today, @officialEFCC orchestrates a lynching of #Bobrisky.
“Ppl who can no longer afford electricity are hailing them because, apparently Bobby is responsible for their poverty.
Bobrisky is responsible for rigging ur elections; corrupting ur courts; looting ur Treasury; sending the Naira sky-high; recruiting & paying #BokoHaram & the bandits. He must be the problem with #Nigeria.”
In other news, Alibaba, a popular Nigerian comedian, has criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for recently arresting socialite Bobrisky.
Bobrisky, a notorious figure renowned for his cross-dressing character, was detained at his home in Pinnock Estates, Lagos, on Wednesday, April 3rd, and is now facing a six-count charge of money laundering and Naira mutilation.
Alibaba voiced his displeasure with Bobrisky’s detention in a since-deleted Instagram story post by referring to a video showing individuals spraying and tampering with the Naira.
The comedian asked a rhetorical question, wondering why Bobrisky was arrested for similar conduct but the males in the video remained unpunished.
Alibaba cited a similar event in which a female celebrity was jailed for the same conduct as evidence of what he thought to be gender prejudice in the EFCC’s treatment of persons.
He bemoaned the unfair treatment of women in Nigeria, highlighting the gap in how men and women are handled for comparable offenses.
In his words:
“And Bobrisky was arrested for what again? Because they are men? This is not right. The other time on celebrity lady was sentenced for this same thing. Now, EFCC has arrested another lady for the same thing that men get away with. The way we treat women in this country is not good. Mennnnnn… I just tayaaa.”
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