https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2024/04/05/bobrisky-convicted-of-mutilation-of-naira/
Justice Abimbola Awogboro presiding over a Federal High Court in Lagos today Friday, convicted the social Nigeria cross dresser, Idris Okuneye a.k.a. Bobrisky, on four count charge of Naira mutilation.
The defendants was convicted after he pleaded guilty to four count charge of Naira mutilation.
The four counts he pleaded guilty to were in respect of Naira abuse, while the the remaining two count charge was in respect of money laundering.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Thursday filed six counts charge of money laundering and abuse of Naira, against him
When the case was mentioned, the EFCC, Prosecuting counsel Barrister Suleiman Suleiman, urged the court to strike out the counts five and six. regarding money laundering.
There after, the presiding Judge Abimbola Awogboro struck out the two counts, there after the remaining four counts was read to his hearing for him to take his plea, He pleaded guilty to the counts.
Mr Ayo Olumofin appeared for the defence
Following his plea of guilty, the prosecutor called on the investigating police officer to give a review of the case as its prosecution witness.
The witness, Mr Bolaji Temitope, an assistant superintendent of the EFCC, in a narration told the court that, during investigation, the team came about a video where the defendant was seen mutilating the Naira notes.
Consequently, the videos were downloaded and copied on a Compact Disc (CD) while a letter of invitation was sent to the him.
The defendant honoured the invitation and when he arrived the EFCC office, he was cautioned and then he volunteered a statement. He was then shown a video where he was spraying money on an artiste called Segun Johnson adding that the defendant confessed and admitted that he was the person in the video.
He was also shown a video of him at Circle Mall Lekki, where he sprayed a total sum of N400,000 at a movie premier, adding that the defendant again admitted same.
He was also shown two videos of him spraying money at Ajah and Ikorodu junction in Lagos, he also admitted same.
Thereafter the prosecutor showed the witness the Compact Disk containing the videos as well as statement of the defendant and certificate of identification.
The witness confirmed the video to the court, and there was no objection from the defence counsel
The compact disk containing the videos were admitted and marked exhibit A, B1 and B2.buy the court.
The prosecutor, then urged the court to convict the defendant as charged based on the case as presented by the EFCC.
The court consequently, found the defendant guilty of the offence as charged and accordingly convicted him.
In his plea for mercy, the defendant told the court that he is a social media influencer with about five million followers.
He said: “In all honesty, I was not aware of the law; my lord, I wish I can be given a second chance to use my platform to educate my followers about spraying the naira
“I will do a video on my page and educate those who do not know like myself, about spraying of the Naira; I regret my action,” he said
