Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State has debunked reports that crossdresser Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky was hospitalised after complaining of “breast pain”.
It was reported that Bobrisky was taken to Falomo Police Hospital for urgent medical attention.
According to reports, Bobrisky’s trip to the hospital was allegedly orchestrated to facilitate his transfer to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) under the Lagos State Police Command.
However, the spokesperson of the FCID in Lagos Aminat Mayegun told Premium Times on Thursday that Bobrisky was neither ill nor hospitalised.
“We are not investigating Bobrisky; he was handed over to us by immigration. We saw the report about Bobrisky being hospitalised due to breast pain. How? He is not experiencing any breast pain. We are responsible for him at the moment. It is completely untrue. He is not experiencing any health issues. That never happened,” Mayegun was quoted as saying.
Bobrisky has been under investigation by a committee of the House of Representatives, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service.
The allegations centre on bribery and misconduct.
Earlier on Monday, social media personality VeryDarkMan posted a video on Instagram stating that Bobrisky had been arrested.
According to him, the crossdresser attempted to flee to Benin Republic to avoid appearing at the House of Representatives’ investigative hearing. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) later confirmed his arrest, saying he was a person of interest.
Bobrisky was scheduled to appear before lawmakers on Monday.
The hearing stems from a leaked audio recording shared by VeryDarkMan in which Bobrisky allegedly admitted to paying N15 million to EFCC officials to drop money laundering charges against him.
Bobrisky also allegedly claimed that despite being convicted for naira abuse he avoided serving a six-month jail sentence at the Kirikiri facility due to the influence of a “godfather”.
Bobrisky and VeryDarkMan were to appear before lawmakers for questioning on September 30. While VeryDarkMan was present, Bobrisky was represented by his lawyer.