A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Friday, sentenced convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye (alias Bobrisky), to six months in prison for abuse of the Naira.
On Friday, Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced the convict without an option of fine. The judge held that imprisonment would take effect from the date of the cross dresser’s arrest. Okuneye was taken away by EFCC operatives immediately after his sentencing.
Bobrisky was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court convicted him on April 5, following his guilty plea, but reserved sentence until April 9.
The court had ordered Okuneye to be kept in the custody of the EFCC pending sentencing. However, due to Federal Government’s declaration of April 9, April 10 and April 11 public holiday, the case could not proceed as scheduled.
The EFCC had, on April 4, filed a six-count charge against Okuneye. The charge bordered on Naira mutilation and money laundering. He was consequently arraigned on April 5 and he pleaded guilty to the first four counts. The court struck out the last two counts following an application by the EFCC.
On April 5, Mr Bolaji Temitope, a prosecution witness and Assistant Suprintendant of EFCC, gave evidence before the court and narrated the circumstances surrounding prosecution of Okuneye. After review of the facts of the case, EFCC counsel, Mr Suleiman Suleiman, prayed the court to convict the cross dresser.