Bobrisky’s court hearing postpone till after Sallah holiday
The Federal High Court in Lagos delayed its ruling on Tuesday(April 9) due to the Sallah holiday on the Naira abuse conviction of Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) brought charges against Bobrisky for misusing Naira.
On April 5, the influencer entered a guilty plea to the criminal complaint presented by the commission, and the court found him guilty.
However, the court decided to postpone the punishment to today; April 9 and mandated that Bobrisky be kept under EFCC custody until then.
But once the Federal Government declared Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays in observance of Sallah, the case could no longer proceed.
The concerned parties shall be informed by the court of the revised date.
On April 4, the EFCC brought six charges against the socialite that included money laundering and naira mutilation.
On April 5, the prisoner was arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro.
Nonetheless, the socialite entered a guilty plea to the first four counts because the court had previously thrown out the final two on the EFFC’s request.
Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, Bolaji Temitope, a prose prosecution witness, had testified and described the event leading up to Bobrisky’s prosecution.
Following a review of the case’s facts, Suleiman Sulieman, the prosecutor recommended the court find the influencer guilty. The convict allegedly committed the offence on March 24 at Circle Mall, Jakande, in the Lekki neighborhood of Lagos.
According to the agency, the prisoner tampered with a total of #400,000 by spraying the amount while dancing at a social function. It was reported that the influencer showered different amounts of money, ranging from #20,000 to #50,000 at several occasions in 2022 and 2023.
Convict trading under the name and style of BobExpress between September 1, 2021, and April 4, according to the EFCC’s struck out counts also failed to submit a declaration of the operations of the company.
The EFCC claims that the company’s account was credited with #128 million throughout the specified time frame. It further stated that during that same time frame, the accused neglected to deliver a statement to the department where #53 million was transferred.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Section 21 (1) of the Central Bank Act of 2007 and section 19 of the Money Laundering Act of 2022 are violated.
Comments
This post currently has no comments.