James Brown also urged Nigerians to be less aggressive with Bobrisky, expressing hopes he would come out his ordeal stronger
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian crossdresser and skit maker, James Obialor, aka James Brown, has reacted after fellow crossdresser and social media influencer, Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky was convicted for Naira mutilation.
TheNiche on Friday reported that Bobrisky was convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos after Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), brought charges bothering on Naira abuse against her.
However, the judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro, after giving her verdict, moved his sentencing to April 9.
Reacting to the development via a trending clip, James Brown said he had been trying not to get involved but couldn’t help but feel sympathetic about Bobrisky’s predicament.
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In the now viral video on his Instagram page, he described Bobrisky as his ex-auntie and noted that he doesn’t deserve to be going through so much
While wishing him all the best, he said: “Ex-auntie mi I’m sorry u’re going through this”
He advised Nigerians to be less aggressive with Bobrisky and expressed hopes he would come out stronger and regain his full strength.
Followers of the two crossdressers will recall that Bobrisky came through for James Brown and got him released years ago, when he was arrested on suspicion of being gay.