EFCC To Probes Bribery Allegations Involving Own Officers, Summons Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan

Abuja, Nigeria- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into bribery allegations involving its officers, following accusations made by Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, and social media influencer Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan.

The EFCC’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, ordered the probe after a viral video, shared by VeryDarkMan, surfaced online.

In the video, Bobrisky claimed that some unnamed EFCC personnel allegedly received N15 million from him in exchange for dropping charges related to money laundering.

Bobrisky had previously faced six charges of naira abuse and money laundering amounting to N127,780,877.98.

In a statement on Tuesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the EFCC boss has constituted a team of investigators to look into the allegations.

“To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse (VeryDarkMan) to make themselves available at its Lagos Directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery,” he said.

Oyewale said, “EFCC chairman has ordered an immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye(a.ka. Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country.

“The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the result of the findings made public accordingly. The Commission is committed to its core values of integrity, courage, professionalism and collaboration at all times,” Oyewale said.