Was Bobrisky jailed because of her transgender identity?
\u201cBefore pronouncing sentence on Bobrisky, the judge asked, \u2018are you male or female?\u2019. For me this was a red flag. Bobrisky\u2019s gender has nothing to do with whether he (or she) abused the Naira.\u201d\n \nMoney spraying is part of Nigerian culture: throwing bank notes or putting them on a person\u2019s forehead to congratulate them at weddings, birthdays or other big social events. \n \nBut since 2007, it\u2019s technically been illegal \u2013 as those bank notes can fall to the ground and be trodden on - and the maximum punishment is six months in jail.\n \nBut until recently, prosecutions were rare. \n \nSo there was much consternation earlier this month when Nigerian internet personality and transgender woman, Bobrisky - who has 5 million followers on Instagram - was sentenced to spend 6 months in a male prison for \u2018Naira abuse\u2019 after spraying banknotes at a film premier.\n \nThe government says it\u2019s just clamping down on the practice. But others argue that Bobrisky has been targeted because of her gender identity.