Bobrisky: Minister orders bribery allegation probe, Falana threatens lawsuit

The Nigerian Correctional Service is accused of bribery, and Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior, ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the claims on Wednesday.

The minister’s directive, while it makes no mention of any particular case, follows a voice note that Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, shared in which Idris Okuneye, also known as bobrisky, claimed that his godfather, working with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private flat following his conviction and sentencing for abusing naira notes in April.

This came as Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights attorney, denied having anything to do with Bobrisky and set VeryDarkMan a 24-hour deadline to take back the statement he had made connecting Bobrisky and him.

In a letter to VeryDarkMan, Falana’s attorney demanded an apology and retraction, saying, “We wish to state, without any fear of contradiction, that our client (Falana) has never, in his life, spoken to Brobrisky on his alleged pardon or on any matter whatsoever.”

In a voice note played online by VeryDarkMan, a voice, believed to be Bobrisky’s, was heard saying: “There’s jealousy involved. When I got to court, I admitted guilt, hoping for either a fine or community service.

However, the court sentenced me. On my way to prison, my godfather called and assured me I wouldn’t enter prison. He told me not to worry and said he would arrange an apartment near the prison and speak to the Comptroller General of Prisons in Abuja.