Idris Okuneye, often known as Bobrisky, is a controversial transgender person and social media personality. According to human rights attorney Inibehe Effiong, he will have challenges in prison.
Effiong claims that Bobrisky is not a freedom warrior and does not appear to be able to endure being in a limited place under terrible circumstances.
Effiong’s viewpoint was released following Bobrisky’s six-month jail term from a Lagos court for misusing the naira, the currency of Nigeria.
The six-month term was imposed by Justice Abimbola Awogboro without the possibility of a fine.
Remember that since his arrest last week, the controversial celebrity has been under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC.
But the human rights attorney worries that Bobrisky would have a cultural shock when entering Ikoyi Prison if the court sentences him.
After a few days, Effiong said in a post on his X account, he would start to get used to his new environment.
He stated: “Bobrisky will have a difficult experience in the Custodial Centre (prison) because he is not a freedom fighter and does not seem to me like someone that can stay in a restricted environment under harsh and excruciating conditions.
“The main key to surviving imprisonment is mental strength and courage.
The prison wall only breaks those who are not driven by strong convictions.
“For a freedom fighter, it is a training ground. No true activist goes to prison and comes out weaker. They always come out stronger and bolder. History shows this clearly. Any activist who is broken by imprisonment is a pretender.
You should stay out of jail if you are all about the “soft life,” are the weak kind, and cannot tolerate physical discomfort.
Because of our strong ideological orientation and mental preparation for jail, several of us emerged from it stronger than before.
“Bobrisky will be confronted by a culture shock when he enters Ikoyi Prison and realizes that it is a different world from what he knows.
“After a few days, he will begin to adjust to his new world.”
