Bobrisky, Photo credit: EFCC
By Our Reporter
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, fondly called Bobrisky, for abusing the naira.
Bobrisky was convicted by the presiding judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro, on Friday, April 5, 2024.
The cross-dresser’s conviction came after he pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of abuse of the naira and money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In his allocutus, Bobrisky told the court that he was not aware of the law on abusing the naira, adding that he is a social media influencer with over five million followers.
The judge then told him that ignorance of the law was not an excuse.
The cross-dresser said: “I know, My Lord. I wish that you could give me a second chance to use my platform to inform and educate my followers about spraying money.
“I would do a video on my page and I will educate people about spraying money.
“I will not repeat it again. I regret my actions.”
Bobrisky was initially arraigned on a six-count charge on Friday but two of the charges were dropped following a discussion between the two parties
