Bobrisky

Bobrisky is a Nigerian social-media personality and socialite who gained broad public attention through Snapchat and Instagram activity, fashion and beauty-related presentation, and controversy surrounding a 2016 social-media event. In 2024, the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted and sentenced Bobrisky in a naira-abuse case.

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About Bobrisky

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Social-media personality, Socialite · 1 affiliation

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Also known as: Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju
Known for: Nigerian social media; Fashion, beauty and cross-dressing public presentation; 2024 naira-abuse court case
Country: Nigeria

Social-media personality
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At a glance

Bobrisky became a widely reported figure in Nigerian social media in 2016, particularly through Snapchat and Instagram.
Early reporting linked Bobrisky's public profile to makeup content, fashion and the sale of skin-lightening creams.
On April 5, 2024, Bobrisky was convicted after pleading guilty to four counts of naira abuse.
On April 12, 2024, the Federal High Court in Lagos imposed a six-month prison sentence without an option of a fine.

Rise to public prominence

Bobrisky emerged as a prominent Nigerian social-media figure in 2016. Contemporary coverage associated that visibility with Snapchat and Instagram activity, makeup and fashion presentation, the sale of skin-lightening creams, and controversy over participation in a social-media event in Abuja. Reporting from the period also documented heightened national search interest.

Self-reported education and business background

In a 2016 interview, Bobrisky said they held a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Lagos and had opened a boutique in Ikeja while at university. Bobrisky identified the boutique as Bob and described its name as the origin of the public name Bobrisky. These education and business details were self-reported and were not independently verified in the collected evidence.

2024 naira-abuse case

The Federal High Court in Lagos convicted Bobrisky on April 5, 2024, following a guilty plea to four counts of naira abuse brought by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. On April 12, the court imposed a six-month prison sentence without an option of a fine; Channels Television reported that the term was ordered to begin on March 24. A notice of appeal was reported on April 22, and Nigeria Info FM reported Bobrisky's release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on August 5. The collected sources do not establish the later disposition of the appeal.

Affiliations

Bob Founder, self-reported boutique business

Timeline

2016-10 Public visibility rose sharply amid controversy over participation in a social-media event in Abuja; contemporaneous reporting documented heightened national search interest and described Bobrisky as a social-media celebrity during 2016.
2024-04-05 Convicted in the Federal High Court in Lagos after pleading guilty to four counts of naira abuse.
2024-04-12 Sentenced to six months' imprisonment without an option of a fine for naira abuse.
2024-04-22 Channels Television reported the filing of a notice of appeal challenging the conviction and sentence.
2024-08-05 Nigeria Info FM reported Bobrisky's release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.

Additional verified details

Current context

A notice of appeal against the naira-abuse conviction and six-month sentence was reported as filed on April 22, 2024. The collected sources do not establish a later appellate disposition. Current legal status should not be inferred from the filing alone.

Biographical facts

Bobrisky is the public name associated in 2024 court reporting with Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju; earlier reports used variant spellings and name orderings.
Contemporaneous reporting in 2016 and 2017 described Bobrisky as a Nigerian social-media figure known particularly for Snapchat and Instagram activity.
AFP reporting in November 2016 said Bobrisky had built social-media attention by chronicling makeup looks and selling skin-lightening creams.
In a 2016 interview, Bobrisky said they held a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Lagos.
In a 2016 interview, Bobrisky said they opened a boutique in Ikeja while at university, called Bob, and described its name as the origin of the Bobrisky public name.
On April 5, 2024, the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted Bobrisky after a guilty plea to four counts of naira abuse brought by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
On April 12, 2024, the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Bobrisky to six months' imprisonment without an option of a fine for naira abuse. Channels Television reported that the term was ordered to begin on March 24, 2024.