Bobrisky files notice of appeal against 6-month imprisonment imposed on him for naira mutilation
Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has filed a notice of appeal against the punishment imposed on him for abusing the naira note. Through his lawyer, Bobrisky asked the court of appeal to withdraw the 6-months conviction and impose a fine of N50,000 on each of the counts levied against him.
The appeal he filed reads, "Trial Judge erred in law and facts by his imposition of the maximum sentence of months imprisonment terms against the appellant without option of fine contrary to the provisions of Section 416(2) d of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2015 (“ADCJA”) that prescribed the mandatory guidelines on the trial court on imposition of sentencing after criminal conviction of a first time offender as the appellant. The appeal is seeking an order setting aside the six months maximum imprisonment sentence imposed on the appellant and in its place, an imposition of a fine in the sum of N50,000 on each of the counts against the appellant”.
Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to 6 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to naira mutilation. He was arrested by EFCC on the 3rd of April from his Lagos apartment and has since been restricted from free movement.