Eid holiday stalls Bobrisky’s sentencing

The Eid holiday on Tuesday stalled judgment by a Federal High Court, Lagos, against convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over Naira abuse.

Bobrisky was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 5 before Justice Abimbola Awogboro for Naira abuse.

The court had convicted him following his guilty plea to a criminal charge brought against him by the commission.

The court, however, reserved sentence until April 9, but ordered that Bobrisky be remanded in custody of the EFCC pending the sentence.

However, the case could no longer proceed following the declaration of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays by the Federal Government to mark this year’s Eid-El-Fitr.

The court will communicate a new date to the parties involved.

The EFCC had filed four counts against the cross dresser bordering on Naira mutilation.

He, however, pleaded guilty to the first four counts, as the court had earlier struck out the last two counts following an application by the EFCC.