BobriskySamuel Oamen
Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, on Friday, April 12, clarified his gender status before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The cross-dresser identified as a male.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine for abusing the naira.
Before the sentence, the judge asked about his sex, and he quickly replied that he was a man.
While delivering judgment, the judge also said the judgment would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the naira.
The judge ruled that the jail term commenced on March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
The Nation reported the controversial cross-dresser pleaded guilty to the charge of naira abuse.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, April 4, filed six-count of money laundering and abuse of naira against him.
On Friday, April 5, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse of the Naira and Money laundering.
The court, however, dismissed the money laundering charges but convicted him of Naira Abuse after he confessed to the crime.
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