POPULAR Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from the Kirirki Correctional Centre.
In a viral video on social media, he was seen leaving the facility after serving over four months out of his initial six-month sentence.
Following his release, he urged Nigerians to desist from spraying the naira, the offence that took him to jail.
“Follow the rules, abide by the law. Don’t spray money, unless you’ll be a landlord inside Kirikiri.
“It’s not just about killing or any criminal activity, something light like this can take you there,” he said.
The ICIR reports that in April, Bobrisky was arrested and detained by the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in Lagos and was sentenced to six months without an option of a fine for abusing the Nigerian naira.
Reacting to a question on his gender, he confirmed to the court that he was a man and not a woman.
“I’m a man, my lord,” he told the court.
Bobrisky is well-known for dressing like a woman and flaunting all the bodily features of the female gender.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, had confirmed that he was arrested, not for his lifestyle as a crossdresser but for abusing the naira.
Days before his arrest, Bobrisky had been on the news for several controversial reasons, including winning the ‘Best Dressed Female’ at a movie premiere in Lagos.
While there was an outcry by Nigerians for his arrest, a report by The ICIR shows that there is no law in Nigeria yet that criminalises cross-dressing.
