Observers have cause to anticipate that controversial musician, Portable, will release another song on Bobrisky as the latter has bagged six months’ imprisonment.
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced the crossdresser whose real name is Idris Olarewaju Okuneye to jail without the option of a fine for abusing the naira.
After she bagged the best dressed female award at the premiere of Eniola Ajao’s film, ‘Ajakaju’, controversy raged, with Portable attacking him in a song about an unacceptable journey from brotherhood to sisterhood.
Many believe Portable is likely to rush back to the studio based on the new development.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro, while sentencing Bobrisky, said the judgment would be a deterrent to others found abusing and mutilating the naira.
Before the sentence, the judge asked about his sex, and he quickly replied that he was a man.
The judge ruled that the jail term commenced on March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
It would be recalled that the court had, on April 5, convicted him after he pleaded guilty to the court’s charge of abusing the naira currency made 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.
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.
“I would do a video on my page and I would educate people about spraying money.
“I will not repeat it, my lord, I regret my actions, my lord.”
