Naira Abuse: I Had Thought I’ll Be Fined And Not Jailed…Calling Me Ex-Convict ‘Wrong’, I’m ‘An Ex-Man’-Bobrisky

Transgender woman and a LGBT personality, Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky,  has  disclosed that after pleading guilty to naira abuse charges , he had expected that Justice Abimbola Awogboro  will give him an option of fine rather than jailing him.

Recall that Bobrisky  had  in April this year gotten  a 6-month sentence for abusing the naira and it was without an option of a fine..

Recall also  that he was earlier arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.   He was invited  sequel to the video  that was taken while he was spraying new naira notes at the premiere of Eniola Ajao’s movie titled, ‘Ajakaju’, on March 24, 2024.

The event  was held at FilmOne Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos,

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court , Lagos, had declared Bobrsiky  convicted on Friday, April 12, 2024.

The 33-year-old Instagram celebrity left  the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos on Monday, August 5.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Bobrisky in an interview on the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ podcast aired on Saturday, described spending six months behind bars as a vacation because he had used the opportunity to rest.

He however objected to being called an ex-convict.

‘Who is an ex-convict? You brought me to come and embarrass me or what? I am not an ex-convict because I cannot be convicted for spraying money. So, I am not an ex-convict. I will not accept that. But if you say ‘ex-man’, I can say yes. Because I was once a man way back, I cannot even remember.

You said it is an excursion. To me, I see it as a vacation. Vacation to go and rest. I have been working so hard. So, their decision was okay for me. They decided to break me, but sadly, nothing happened to the mummy of Lagos’ he said.

Bobrisky also noted that the 6-month sentence came to him as a total surprise while submitting that nothing can stop him from spraying money at events.

This was however contrary to what he said during his trial.

‘I know, My Lord. 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’ he had submitted shortly before the judge declared him convicted.

‘These people wanted to break me. Everything happened to me like a movie. Spraying of money? It is my money. I did not owe anybody money. I did not steal. I did not kidnap. And I was sentenced to where we have kidnappers, robbers. I am still going to spray money, but I will only spray dollars, not naira.

If I had told the judge I was not guilty, she would give me bail, and I would go to my house. I told the judge I was guilty because I was the one showing on the video.

I believed that when I told the judge the truth, whether my lord was a man or a woman, I did not care. It now depends on my lord to decide whether I would be given the option of fine, community service or anything. But my lord chose to sentence Bobrisky to prison’ he  submitted on Saturday.

 Bobriksy  has also talked about his experience while in  prison cell.

‘I was at the male correctional centre, and I loved it. If they had given me the female correctional centre, I would not have fun. I would not enjoy myself.

While at the male correctional centre, I was the only different person. So, people were friendly to me. They were showing me care. They were giving me stuff. If I had stayed in the female, who would have shown me care and bought me food?

But I was in the female EFCC custody. Because there were four people in the room. Like four to five guys in a room, and obviously, this is a baddie with boobs, a nice shape. So, they would not put me among those guys’ he added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you