Money laundering charges against Bobrisky dropped legally — EFCC A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bilikisu Bala, on Monday, revealed the money laundering accuses dropped in the trial of Idris Okuneye (a.k.a Bobrisky) observed with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Bala, who headed the prosecution team that handled Okuneye’s trial, revealed that an impeaches were dropped based on the disclosure of the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, that Okunenye’s firm, Bob Express, was not a Designated Non-Financial Institution, Business, and Profession, and could not be prosecuted for flouting provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention & Prohibition Act, 2022.
A statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed Bala said this on Monday at the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service.
Okuneye, an ex-convict, had alleged in a viral video that he offered N15m bribe to some unnamed EFCC officials to drop money laundering impeaches against him.
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Published 9/30/2024