A popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, otherwise known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country, in a second attempt in less than 2 weeks.
Bobrisky made the latest arrest known via a post on his Instagram page, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with the immigration officers.
Bobrisky alleges that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is responsible for his detention.
“Nigerians help me, EFCC just arrested me. I’m badly injured,” the crossdresser wrote.
Both Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and anti-graft agency EFCC could not be reached for comments.
On 22 October, Bobrisky was intercepted at the Sème border while allegedly attempting to flee Nigeria.
The controversy surrounding Bobrisky began in this year’s April when he was sentenced to six months in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for abusing the country’s currency.
Although he was officially held at Kirikiri Prison, reports emerged later alleging that Bobrisky spent only three weeks in the facility before being discreetly moved to a private location, triggering widespread speculation that his release and special treatment were facilitated through bribery, with accusations of a ₦15 million payment made to officials to secure his transfer and preferential conditions.
The situation escalated in late September when a popular social media critic and influencer, VeryDarkMan, shared an audio recording allegedly involving Bobrisky on social media.
In the leaked recording, Bobrisky purportedly claimed that a popular singer Folarin Falana, known as Falz, and his father, a prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), had approached him during his imprisonment, seeking ₦10m to secure a presidential pardon.
In response, Falana senior and junior issued a cease-and-desist letter on October 16, 2024, demanding a retraction and public apology for what they called “defamatory statements”.
Bobrisky, however, denied making the claims, stating that he was not responsible for the leaked content and urging the Falanas to hold VDM accountable instead.