Bobrisky has been sentenced to six months in prison by the court
In a verdict delivered on Friday, Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, to six months in prison without the option of a fine for defacing the Naira.
The judge emphasized that this ruling serves as a warning to anyone engaging in similar acts of Naira abuse and tampering.
Before the sentencing, the judge inquired about Bobrisky's gender, to which he promptly responded that he is male.
The judge ordered that the prison term would begin from March 24, 2024, the day of Bobrisky's arrest.
Recall that on April 5, the court convicted him after he pleaded guilty to the charges of abusing the Naira currency filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The sentencing was initially scheduled for last Thursday, but it coincided with a public holiday declared by the Federal government for the Eid-l-fitri celebration.
The charges against him stated: "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, while 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, Ikorodu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
"That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometime in December 2023, at White Steve Event Hall, Ikeja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum of N20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007.
"That you, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, sometime in 2022, at Event Hall, Oniru, Victoria Island, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while dancing during a social event, tampered with the sum of N20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Naira) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act, 2007."
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