Popular Nigerian controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State.
The crossdresser was said to have spent the night in a cell at the facility.
This development was made known to newsmen by an official of the FCID who spoke on anonymity.
An official stated that further instructions are awaited regarding Bobrisky’s case.
The official said that after his arrest by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officers, while attempting to leave the country through the Seme border, Bobrisky was transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) for safekeeping.
The official said, “Bobrisky was brought to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10 p.m. on Monday. Immigration arrested him at Seme Boarder and brought him for safekeeping. He is in detention at the FCID, Alagbon. He was arrested on Sunday, detained overnight, and taken to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10 pm on Monday. He is still at the FCID.”
Confirming Bobrisky’s detention in FCID, the spokesperson, Mayegun Aminat, attested to the fact that he was in their custody.
“He is detained at FCID Alagbon. He is with us, and we are to get a remand to keep him in custody today,” she said.
News About Nigeria earlier reported that the spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, confirmed Bobrisky’s arrest in a statement on Monday evening.
In the statement, he noted that the crossdresser was prevented from travelling because of his involvement in recent issues of public concern.
The statement partly reads, “In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Service intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, otherwise known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border over an attempt to exit the country.
“He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action. The Service assures the public that it will continue to be civil and professional in its statutory responsibility of manning the country’s borders.”
