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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In other news, Nigerian comedian Atunyota Akpobome, also known as Ali Baba, has criticized the tragic execution of 17 Nigerian Army soldiers in Delta, calling it “highly abominable.”
Akpobome, who denounced the conduct in an interview with journalists in Lagos, said the heinous murder of the troops smelt of decaying social values.
According to the comic, the murder of troops demonstrated the country’s lack of moral instruction.
Killing another human being is bad, the killing of anybody who works for an institution, especially an institution like the army that protects the people, is worse
“Overseas, when you are travelling, they (airport authorities) board the military personnel first as well as retired officers.
“What it means is that we need to begin to know our values totally in the country. This is unfortunate.
“You do not respect the military that protects you, you went ahead to then kill them, whatever the reason you have, it is a huge crime.
“You don’t kill a soldier man, you don’t even push him, slap him or resist an arrest. It is a crime,” the comedian, who is also from Delta, said.
He stated that anybody who has been harmed by the actions of any public servants, including the military, is required to gather proof and seek reparation from the appropriate authorities.
Akpobome, on the other hand, urged the Public Complaints Commission, the National Orientation Agency, and other established institutions to calm down emotions and restore public trust.
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