by Ola Kay
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, presided over by Justice Abimbola Awogboro has sentenced Nigeria’s controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye cross, popularly known as Bobrisky to six moths imprisonment for abusing the nation’s Naira without an option of fine.
Justice Awogboro, while handing down the judgement said that it will serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing and mutilating the naira.
But, a mild drama broke out ahead of the verdict when the judge asked Bobrisky about his gender, the celebrity cross-dresser wasted no time in responding that he he a man.
This followed his sentence to serve his jail term at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
In her ruling, Justice Abimbola Awogboro held that Bobrisky’s jail term commenced on March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
The charge 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.”
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