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Breaking: Court Jails Bobrisky To Six Months In Prison 

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Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to a six-month imprisonment with no option of a fine for mutilating and abusing the Naira currency.

 

During the sentencing, the judge emphasized that the verdict is intended to serve as a warning to others who engage in similar acts of Naira abuse.

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Before handing down the sentence, the judge inquired about Bobrisky’s gender, to which he promptly affirmed that he is a man.

 

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The judge ordered that the jail term will commence from March 24, 2024, the day Bobrisky was arrested.

 

This ruling comes after Bobrisky pleaded guilty to the charges of Naira abuse brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 5.

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Following the conviction, the judge initially scheduled sentencing for the previous Thursday, but the day was declared a public holiday by the Federal government for the Eid-l-fitri celebration.

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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.

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“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.

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“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.

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“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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