BREAKING: BOBRISKY SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT OPTION OF FINE
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The popular controversial cross-dresser/transgender, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was today sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option fine for abusing Nigeria currency, by Justice Abimbola Awogboro, of a Federal High Court.
When the offender was being sentenced, the court declared that the verdict will serve as a warning to those who might be found to be misusing or disfiguring Nigerian currency, the Naira.
When the judge inquired about his sex before the punishment, he promptly answered that he is a guy.
The judge decided that the prison sentence will start on March 24, 2024, the day he was arrested.
It would be recall that the court had on April 5, convicted him after pleaded guilty to the court counts charge of abusing the Naira currency made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The judge consequently adjourned to last Thursday, for sentencing, but the day was declared as public holiday by the Federal government for the Eid-l-fitri celebration.
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 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.”
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