‘Bigger Issues at Hand’ – Fayose Criticises Bobrisky’s Arrest at Seme border

Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the arrest of crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).

Bobrisky was detained at the Seme border while attempting to leave Nigeria for Benin Republic.

His arrest coincides with an ongoing House of Representatives investigation into a leaked audio conversation involving Bobrisky, several Nigerians, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

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The audio, leaked by VeryDarkMan, alleges that Bobrisky bribed EFCC officials with N15 million to dismiss money laundering charges against him. Bobrisky also claimed that instead of serving his six-month jail term at Kirikiri Prison, he stayed in a lodge, thanks to the intervention of a powerful godfather.

These allegations prompted an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives, which Bobrisky has reportedly refused to attend.

In a video statement, Isaac Fayose condemned the NIS’s actions, calling them unjust.

He said: “Please, why is Nigerian Immigration Service holding Bobrisky? What has he done? Can’t he travel again?

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“They fought him and he went to jail for what others never went to prison for. Prisons has said he served his jail term; he was there and finished his six-month sentence in the prison.

“So, what is your problem? Is it a crime to be a crossdresser? What has he done? Is he the only crossdresser in Nigeria?

“Why is the Nigerian Immigration holding the young man? Why are they chasing him? We have bigger person issues in Nigeria than Bobrisky. It’s time to allow Bobrisky live his life; it’s unfair.”

“Why is Nigerian immigration holding bobrisky,don’t he have the right to travel again”-Isaac Fayose pic.twitter.com/xbfKl3t9KJ

— X-Daily (@X_Dailly) October 21, 2024

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