Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly arrested the controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.
The social media personality took to his Instagram page on Thursday night to announce his arrest, shortly after revealing he had left Nigeria.
He was reportedly detained by officials from the anti-corruption agency while transiting through Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, en route to London.
In a late-night post, Bobrisky appealed to Nigerians for help, stating that he had been badly injured during the incident.
“Nigerians help me, EFCC just arrested me. I’m badly injured,” he wrote.
Earlier on Thursday, social commentator Isaac Fayose, the brother of the former Ekiti State Governor, shared a photo of himself with Bobrisky as they boarded the same flight to London.
“Look who’s on the same flight with me to London, @Bobrisky222,” Fayose posted on his Instagram account.
In a video circulating online, Bobrisky was later removed from the London-bound flight by airport officials.
This development follows days after the cross-dresser was intercepted at the Sème border by Nigerian Immigration officers on 22 October, allegedly attempting to flee the country.
Bobrisky’s ordeal followed an audio recording posted by the critic VeryDarkMan, alleging that the cross-dresser had paid high-ranking prison officials to secure a private prison outside the Kirikiri Prison, following his conviction in April for mishandling the naira.
The leaked audio also claimed Bobrisky had bribed certain EFCC officials to drop money laundering charges against him, allegedly with the assistance of popular singer Falz and his father, renowned lawyer Femi Falana.
Bobrisky, however, denied these accusations, stating that he was not responsible for the leaked audio and urged the Falanas to hold VeryDarkMan accountable instead.
