A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights lawsuit filed by Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Bobrisky sought N200 million in damages from the EFCC for alleged “psychotic trauma” and an additional N1 billion from the National Assembly for the “violation of his right to a fair hearing.” He also asked the court to restrain the EFCC and the National Assembly from “harassing, detaining, or declaring him wanted.”
Delivering judgment on November 28, 2024, Justice Alexander Owoeye ruled that Bobrisky’s claims lacked merit and were unsupported by credible evidence.
The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday, quoted the judge as saying:
“Having evaluated the evidence placed before this court by the applicant, it is evident that the applicant has failed to provide credible evidence to justify the award of the declaratory and injunctive reliefs sought by him.
“I hold the claims of violation of fundamental rights against the 1st and 2nd respondents were not made out of the affidavit evidence placed before this court. The claim of the applicant against the 1st and 2nd respondents hereby lacks merit and is liable to be dismissed. It is accordingly dismissed.”
Justice Owoeye also declined to award any damages against the EFCC.
The case adds to Bobrisky’s ongoing controversies. Recently, a leaked audio recording allegedly revealed that the crossdresser claimed to have paid the EFCC N15 million to drop money laundering charges against him. While Bobrisky denied the recording’s authenticity and threatened legal action, he was subsequently invited by the EFCC but failed to honor the invitation.
On November 1, Bobrisky was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport following an EFCC alert.
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