CITIZENS COMPASS – Popular crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, also known as Bobrisky has been transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State.
A Police source disclosed this on Tuesday.
The source said after his arrest, Bobrisky also spent the night in a cell at the police facility.
The source added that further directives were being awaited regarding Bobrisky’s case.
The police said the crossdresser was taken to the FCID for safekeeping following his arrest by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service during his attempt to exit the country through the Seme border.
The source said, “Bobrisky was brought to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10pm on Monday. Immigration arrested him at Seme Boarder and brought him for safekeeping.
“He is in detention at the FCID, Alagbon. He was arrested on Sunday, detained overnight, and taken to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10pm on Monday. He is still at the FCID.”
Confirming Okuneye’s detention, the spokesperson for the FCID, Lagos, Mayegun Aminat, said,
“He is detained at FCID Alagbon. He is with us and we are to get a remand to keep him in custody today.”
The spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, in a statement on Monday evening, described Okuneye as a person of interest over recent issues of public concern.
“In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Service intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, otherwise known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border over an attempt to exit the country.
“He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action. The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the country’s borders,” Udo said.
The Nigerian Immigration Service on Monday night confirmed the arrest of crossdresser Idris Okunleye, popularly known as Bobrisky
This was disclosed in a press statement by the security operative which SaharaReporters obtained, revealing that the crossdresser is presently being interrogated.
The statement had read, “In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) intercepted Okuneye IdrisOlanrewaju otherwise known as Bobriskyat the Seme Border over an attempt to Exit the Country.
“The Service wishes to inform the public that OKUNEYE IDRIS is a person of interest over recent issues of public concern. He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate Authorities for further action.
“The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the country’s borders.”
Recall that Bobrisky was arrested on Monday morning while attempting to escape to the Benin Republic.
—The PUNCH
