Bobrisky arrested at Seme border trying to flee Nigeria, says NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of crossdresser Bobrisky at the Seme border.

Seme border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin. It is a thirty-minute drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou.

In a statement on Monday evening, the NIS disclosed that the social media celebrity was attempting to “flee Nigeria” when she was apprehended.

The statement added that the crossdresser is currently undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the “appropriate Authorities for further action”.

“In keeping with its commitment to securing the borders, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) intercepted Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju otherwise known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border over an attempt to Exit the Country,” the statement reads.

“The Service wishes to inform the public that OKUNEYE IDRIS is a person of interest over recent issues of public concern. 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.”

Bobrisky is under investigation by a committee of the house of representatives alongside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) over bribery allegations.

This was after activist VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein the crossdresser claimed that she paid some EFCC officials N15 million to drop money laundering charges against her.

The self-proclaimed transgender later described the viral recording as “fake” and threatened to sue VeryDarkMan for alleged defamation.