Naira Abuse: Bobrisky Appeals Six Months Jail Term

Controversial social media figure, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, widely known as Bobrisky, has filed a notice of appeal at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging his recent conviction and six-month prison sentence.

In the legal documents submitted before Justice Abimbola Awogboro, Bobrisky seeks to overturn the imprisonment sentence handed down on April 12, 2024, for tampering with the Nigerian currency, a violation under Section 21(1) of the Central Bank Act 2007. Instead, he proposes a fine of N50,000 for each count.

Bobrisky faced a four-count charge which led to his conviction by Justice A.O. Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division.

His appeal highlights his status as a first-time offender with no prior criminal record.

He contests the severity of the maximum sentence imposed without the option of a fine.

In his appeal, the crossdresser requested the appellate court to overturn the six-month jail term that was issued to him.

In the appeal, submitted by his attorney Deji Adeyanju, Bobrisky contends that: “Trial Judge erred in law and facts by his imposition of the maximum sentence of months imprisonment terms against the appellant without option of fine contrary to the provisions of Section 416(2) d of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2015 (“ADCJA”) that prescribed the mandatory guidelines on the trial court on imposition of sentencing after criminal conviction of a first time offender as the appellant is seeking an order setting aside the six months maximum imprisonment sentence imposed on the appellant and in its place, an imposition of a fine in the sum of N50,000 on each of the counts against the appellant”.