Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye otherwise widely known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, without any option of fine for mishandling the Nigerian currency note – Naira.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, had in her sentencing, declared that the judgment will serve as a check to other citizens who are prone to abusing and mutilating the Naira.
Prior to giving the sentence, the judge questioned Bobrisky about his sex, and he hastily replied that he is of the male gender.
Bobrisky is sentenced to serve his jail term at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
The judge in her ruling had held that his prison term would begin on March 24, 2024, i.e. the day of his arrest.
Recall that the court had on April 5, convicted the crossdresser after he pleaded guilty to a 4 counts charge of abuse of the Naira, made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission –EFCC and the date for his sentencing had been adjourned from Thursday due to the Eid-El-Fitri celebration.
The counts against him read: “
That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, had on the 24th day of March 2024, at Imax Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of N400,000.00 (four hundred thousand Naira) notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, between July and August 2023 at Aja Junction, lkorodu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometime in December 2023, at White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum N20,000.00 (twenty thousand ‘aira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometime in 2022, at Event Hall, Oniru, Victory Island, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social event tampered with the sum N20,000.00 (twenty thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.”
