Femi Falana Denies Involvement in Alleged Bribery And Money Laundering Case Involving Bobrisky

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has refuted claims linking him to bribery or involvement in money laundering charges against popular social media personality Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky.

The allegations surfaced in a viral video by blogger Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, suggesting that some unnamed officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly took N15 million from Bobrisky to drop money laundering charges. The video also implied that Falana sought a presidential pardon for Bobrisky in exchange for N10 million.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana dismissed these claims, stating, “Bobrisky never spoke to me. I have never met him. I do not know him from Adam. He was alleged to have spoken to my son, Folarin (Falz).”

Falana explained that Bobrisky contacted his son, Folarin, on May 4, asking for N3 million to secure special privileges in prison. “My son asked him: ‘Are you calling me under the authorization of the superintendent of prisons?’ He said: ‘No,’ and my son said: ‘Please, don’t call me again,'” the lawyer recounted.

Falana expressed frustration over the spread of what he called “infantile radicalism” and falsehoods propagated by the video on social media.