Controversial cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, commonly called Bobrisky, recently had a disappointing weekend after the venue he planned using for his 27th birthday was sealed off by the police.
The Lekki, Lagos venue was shut down by men of the state police command, which forced many of his guests to return home in frustration.
Said to be the male Barbie of Nigeria on Snapchat, Bobrisky became popular for bleaching his skin and claimed he had a lover who is assumed to be of masculine gender despite the law in Nigeria stating that same sex relationships is an offence punishable by serving 14 years in prison.
1. He is a native of Ijebu-igbo, Ogun State.
2. Was born in 1992 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos.
3. He is from a polygamous family and is also the youngest child of the family.
4. Bobrisky’s mother died in 2008 while his father is an aged retired transporter, also late.
5. He finished his secondary school education from King’s College in Lagos State and graduated from the University of Lagos (UNILAG)
6. Bobrisky is a Muslim
7. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
8. Bobrisky was the most searched individual in Nigeria from October to November 2016.
9. He won the award for best dressed male in his faculty and the best dressed male in the University of Lagos.
10. Also an entrepreneur, he makes money selling bleaching/lightening body creams.
11. In May 2019, Bobrisky confirmed that her pronouns are “she” and “her” after receiving several misgendered comments on her instagram profile
