The development comes after a statement by the NIS on Monday night, said the social media sensation was arrested while trying to flee Nigeria.
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly called Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
A confirmed police source told Channels Television that “Bobrisky ” spent the night in a cell at the police facility.
The source added that he is in FCID for safekeeping following his arrest by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service while attempting to exit the country through the Seme border.
Adding that “He is here, for now, further directives were being awaited regarding his case”
The source disclosed that “Bobrisky was brought to the FCID, Alagbon, around 10 p.m. on Monday. Immigration arrested him at Seme Boarder and brought him for safekeeping.
Also Confirming Okuneye’s detention, the spokesperson for the FCID, Annex Lagos, Aminat Mayegun told our correspondent briefly on phone that” Yes, He is with us and we are to get a remand to keep him in custody today.”
A statement on Monday evening signed by the spokesperson for the Nigeria immigration service, Kenneth Udo, described Okuneye as a person of interest over recent issues of public concern.
“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.
The statement further explained that “He is undergoing interrogation and will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action.
