Justice Abimbola Awogboro of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has sentenced a cross-dresser/transgender, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky to six months imprisonment without an option fine for abusing Nigeria currency.
Recall that the controversial celebrity had pleaded guilty, following which the court had on April 5, convicted him on a one-count charge of abusing the Naira currency made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The judge thereafter adjourned to last Thursday, for sentencing, but the day was declared as public holiday by the Federal government for the Eid-l-fitri celebration
Delivering the judgement on Friday, Justice Awogboro said that the judgement is to serve as deterrent to others that are found of abusing and mutilating the Naira.
According to the judge, the sentence will commence from March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
Earlier, the judge asked the Bobrisky of his sex and he quickly responded that he is a man.
The charges against him read: “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 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, 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.”
