Bobrisky Saga: EFCC Wakes Up, Investigates Highly Placed Nigerians Abusing Naira Notes
With the jailing of a popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over the abuse of Naira notes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has risen up to beam searchlight on highly placed Nigerians that have been abusing the notes and those who have been dollarising the nation’s economy for similar legal action.
Bobrisky was recently jailed for six months for Naira abuse, leading to people accusing the motive of the EFCC of singling out Bobrisky for prosecution, when there were several others who engaged in the act.
Several videos of celebrities engaging in the act have since flooded the internet.
The EFCC, in the statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, appreciated the observation of members of the public, especially on the displays of video recording of abuse of the Naira by some highly placed Nigerians.
“These gestures amply demonstrate rising consciousness of the public to the sanctity of our national currency and the need for collaborative engagement to sustain the tempo.”
The anti-graft agency said however, that going forward, only fresh cases will be attended to.
“To this end, the Commission will always investigate and prosecute anyone involved in the abuse of the Naira.
“Old videos being exhumed and flying around for the attention of the Commission are noted as the Commission is sensitive to the fact that its Special Task Force against Naira Abuse and Dollarization of the economy commenced operations on February 7, 2024.
“However, going forward, new videos of such infractions will be investigated and prosecuted.
“At the moment, the Commission is investigating several celebrities involved in Naira abuse.
“Many of them have made useful statements to the Commission and many more have been invited by investigators working on the matter.
“The EFCC will not relent in its no-sacred-cow mode of operations and the public should be wary of running afoul of laws against the crime.”
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Is Iran On Suicide Mission In Israel?
It has been confirmed that Israel’s forces are vastly superior to Iran’s when it comes to technology.
However, Iran, has massive stockpiles of cheap but effective weapons in its arsenal.
Since 2022, Iran has provided more than 1,000 Shahed-136 UAVs, as well as Shahed-131 and Mohajer-6 UAVs, to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In May, Iran began assisting Russia in establishing a Shahed-136 UAV production facility in Russia, according to the DIA.
It’s safe to assume that Iran has hundreds if not thousands of one-way drones in its inventory to attack Israel.
Israel would counter ballistic missiles with its Arrow interceptors and drone attacks possibly with David’s Sling air defense systems and perhaps with a system called Drone Guard made by ELTA Systems.
Who are their allies? What roles might they play?
Iran’s most important allies are the Shiite militias in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that it supports with money, weapons and training. The Lebanese militia Hezbollah would be positioned to play the most significant role.
It’s fought repeated battles with Israel and has been regularly firing missiles, mortars and rockets into northern Israel since war broke out in October between Israel and the Iran-backed militant Palestinian group Hamas.
Hezbollah’s arsenal contains more than 70,000 rockets and missiles, including long-range and precision-guided missiles, according to Israeli intelligence.
An escalation of its attacks on Israel could test the country’s defenses at a time when it was also confronting Iran and Hamas.
Iran’s only state ally in the Middle East is Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad would be unlikely to be of assistance given that it’s still struggling to gain control over the entire country following the outbreak of civil war in 2011.