Famous cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six (6) months imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos gave the judgement on Friday April 12th, 2024 by sentencing the cross-dresser to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira.
Justice Abimbola ruled that the jail-term commence from March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
The judge maintained that the judgment will serve as deterrent to others that are found to be abusing and mutilating the Naira.
The charges against Bobrisky reads as follows;
“That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, 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 af 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, sometimes 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 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, sometimes 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.”
For those who don’t know, Bobrisky was on April 5, convicted after he pleaded guilty to the court counts charge of abusing the Naira currency made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).