- Correctional Services To Hold Bobrisky In Male Cell Ward At Ikoyi Correctional Centre
- ‘I am A Man, Cross-Dresser Confesses In Court
The travails of socialite and popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known and addressed as Bobrisky continues after he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for naira mutilation without the option of a fine.
The Matrix reports that his offence comes with a sentence of Six months jail term or an option of N50,000 fine or both.
However, on Friday, Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court chose to sentence Bobrisky to six months imprisonment without the option of the fine for naira mutilation in a clear message to serve as deterrent to others.
Bobrisky was charged before Justice Awogboro by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Before the sentence was pronounced, the judge asked Bobrisky about his sex.
“I am a man,” he quickly replied.
He was then remanded to serve his jail term at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, with the judge ruling that the sentence would commence on March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro stated that it was necessary to deter others from similar acts of abuse and mutilation of the naira.
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It would be recalled that Bobrisky was convicted on April 5 after pleading guilty to a four-count charge of naira abuse brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Nigerian Correctional Services, NCoS, has disclosed that popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, will be kept in the male section of the prison facility throughout his six-month sentence.
The spokesperson of NCoS said: “Since he admitted to being a male in court, then we have to abide by what was submitted in court.”
