‘I Am A Man’ – Bobrisky Admits To Judge
Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has acknowledged being a man before he was sentenced to prison.
Bob, the Controversial social media personality was sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Nigerian currency, the Naira.
While standing before the sentence was pronounced, the Judge asked Bobrisky about his gender and he quickly gave a response, “I am a man,”
He was however, remanded to serve his jail term at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, with the judge ruling that the sentence would commence from March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, who handed down the sentence, stated that it was necessary to deter others from similar acts of abuse and mutilation of the Naira.
On the 5th of April, 2024, the crossdresser was convicted after pleading guilty to a four-count charge of naira abuse brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The counts included incidents where Bobrisky was accused of tampering with N400,000 at Imax Circle Mall in Jakande, Lekki; N50,000 at Aja Junction in Ikorodu; N20,000 at White Steve Event Hall in Ikeja; and another N20,000 at an event hall in Oniru, Victoria Island, all between 2022 and 2023.
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