‘I’m a man,’ Bobrisky tells Judge before his sentence

When the judge asked Bobrisky “Are you a man or a woman?” he responded, “I am a man.”

 

Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has cleared the air over the controversy around his gender.

 

Before his sentence to a six months jail term for Naira mutilation, he admitted to being a male during his appearance at the Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Friday.

 

Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced him to six months imprisonment without the option of a fine for abusing the naira.

 

Before the sentence, the judge asked about his gender, and he quickly replied that he was a man.

 

When the judge asked, “Are you a man or a woman?” Bobrisky responded, “I am a man.”

 

Awogboro 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.

 

On April 5, the court had convicted Bobrisky after he pleaded guilty to the charge of abusing the naira filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

 

 

The judge therefore postponed the sentencing to Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

 

However, the day was declared a public holiday by the Federal Government for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

 

Bobrisky had last Friday, after his conviction, pleaded with the court to give him a lesser punishment as he was not aware of the law of abusing the naira.

 

In his allocutus, he begged the court that he was not aware of the law of abusing the naira.

 

He said 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.

 

He said, “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.