Youths stage protest against Bobrisky’s presence in Benin

On Sunday, youths in Benin demonstrated against the presence of controversial transgender Idris Okuneye, often known as Bobrisky in Edo State.

The protest was sparked by claimed insults directed about the Oba of Benin by Bobrisky in a 2022 video clip.

Bobrisky offered in the video that the Oba of Benin marry him. The comment, intended as a jest, appears to have outraged Benin citizens, who saw it as disrespectful to their country’s rich cultural legacy.

However, Bobrisky travelled to Benin for an event over the weekend, prompting a spontaneous and impassioned response from the youths who gathered en masse to voice their disapproval.

In the viral video of the protest on the internet, the youths expressed their rejection on placards bearing messages such as “He is a bad influence; We don’t want him in our state.”

The protest reportedly escalated, and Bobrisky had to hastily leave Benin City for his safety.