Nigerian popular transvestite Bobrisky, born Idris Okuneye has beensentenced to six months in prison without the possibility of fines.
The ruling was rendered on Friday morning by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court located in Lagos.
Following Bobrisky’s guilty plea to a four-count charge of Naira abuse brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the judge dropped the hammer.
Bobrisky got into trouble last month when he sprayed money during the premiere of Ajakaju, the highly anticipated movie starring actress and producer Eniola Ajao, at Film One Circle Mall in the upscale Lekki neighbourhood of Lagos.
The event’s videos were extensively shared on social media, which increased pressure on the government to act.
However, a Nigerian celebrity has previously been imprisoned for misusing Naira.
Actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin received a six-month prison sentence in February for stepping on and spray-painting new naira notes.
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