Nigerian rapper and activist Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has come under fire following his alleged involvement in a money laundering case connected to socialite Bobrisky.
The controversy arose after an audio clip surfaced.
In April 2024, News About Nigeria reported that Bobrisky was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defacing the naira.
The socialite had publicly flaunted large sums of new currency at the premiere of the film ‘Beasts of Two Worlds’ in March.
After pleading guilty, Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison and later claimed to have fully served his sentence.
However, in an update on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, social media figure VeryDarkMan shared an audio recording.
In the clip, Bobrisky alleged that he had bribed EFCC officers with N15 million to drop the charges, admitting that he had not actually served time in prison, but was instead kept in a private apartment.
Bobrisky also implicated a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, and his son, Falz, in helping him avoid the charges.
VeryDarkMan further claimed that Falz and his father were involved in securing legal protection for the socialite.
As the leaked audio circulated on social media, the EFCC’s Head of Media, Dele Oyewale, confirmed that EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede had ordered an investigation into the bribery accusations.
Meanwhile, Bobrisky has dismissed the allegations, calling them false.
He wrote, “My attention has been drawn to a fake voice recording circulating on the internet that I paid EFCC 15 million naira, and that I was never in prison… I didn’t pay any EFCC money, which is a very big lie. I served my term in full, and I came out. Discard any false information.”
