Popular social media critic Reno Omokri has stirred up controversy with his recent remarks on the government’s decision to imprison well-known crossdresser, Bobrisky.
Taking to social media, the former presidential adviser claimed that Bobrisky’s detention was a result of the government’s efforts to suppress Nigeria’s emerging cross-dressing culture.
Reno Omokri claimed that the Nigerian government orchestrated Bobrisky’s imprisonment under the pretext of claims of naira misuse.
He added that rather than confronting the issue head-on, which may provoke a reaction from Western nations, the government should carefully utilize this pretext to crack down on the growing practice of cross-dressing.
He wrote: “What happened with Bobrisky just shows you the savviness of Nigeria compared to other nations and the intellectual response to governing on display by the current administration.
“The Nigerian government obviously wanted to clamp down on the trending cross-dressing culture in Nigeria. But the government was also aware of the fact that any direct move in that regard would earn it the whip of the Western powers.
“The Tinubu administration was in a dilemma. How to deal with Bobrisky for being a cross-dresser but not to make it about his being a cross-dresser. And this is where you have to respect the subtlety of the Tinubu administration. They found a creative genius way.
“Bobrisky violated a law against the abuse of the Naira. That is why a first-time offender committed an offence that even government officials engaged in during Buhari’s son’s wedding, and, despite pleading guilty, was sentenced to six months in prison.
“In fact, there is more video evidence of Naira abuse via spraying at the wedding of no less a person than Abdul Aziz Malami, the son of Abubakar Malami, SAN, Nigeria’s Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. And the scapegoating of Bobrisky has worked. Since his arrest, have you seen any of his ‘colleagues’ prancing about?
“We used to see them almost daily on blogs and social media. The traditional media, too, could not have enough of them. They got the memo. They have run for cover since the Chairwoman answered to the gender of male in court when asked to state ‘her’ gender.”
Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky was arrested by the EFCC and charged on four counts which he was found guilty of and later sentenced to six months in prison without an option for a fine.
The EFCC spokesman noted that Bobrisky was arrested for mutilation of naira notes and not for his lifestyle as a cross-dresser.
Source: www.mynigeria.com
