Petrol is N1065 yet some Nigerians think I’m their problem, says Bobrisky

Bobrisky, the social media celebrity, has lamented the high cost of petrol in Nigeria.

On Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited increased the price of petrol across its retail outlets.

In Abuja, at Wuse Zone 4, an NNPC retail station sold the product at N1,003 per litre.

In a recent social media post, Bobrisky expressed frustration and irony, pointing out that some people still think she’s the problem in Nigeria despite larger issues like the fuel hike.

“Fuel is now 1065 per liter and some people still think I am the problem of this country. Gosh!” she wrote.

The crossdresser and VeryDarkMan have been in the news since last month after the activist shared a purported audio recording online wherein she claimed she bribed the EFCC officials with N15,000,000 to drop the charges against her.

Bobrisky was released from prison on August 5 after she was sentenced to six months on April 12 for abusing the naira.

In the first recording, the crossdresser claimed her “godfather” alongside Haliru Nababa, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) controller general, ensured she served the six-month sentence in a private apartment, and not the prison.

Reacting, Bobrisky described the viral recording as “fake”.  She argued that she did not pay any amount to the anti-graft agency and that she served her jail term.

The Snapchat celebrity also disclosed she was contemplating suicide and also threatened an N1 billion lawsuit against the activist for alleged defamation.

On Monday, the activist released another recording of Bobrisky, claiming she paid the EFCC money to drop money laundering charges.

She insisted that her source of income was legitimate, arguing that she charges up to $100,000 per post as a social media influencer.