BOBRISKY REVEALS, "I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER DUBAI BECAUSE MY FACE DID NOT MATCH MY PASSPORT."

 A Nigerian transgender Okuneye Idris Olarenwajo, also known as Bobrisky said: "The previous time I traveled to Dubai, I was returned back to Nigeria. I've been there so frequently. However, I believe one of their unique days was the one for which they prayed. They went to the mosque because it was Friday. On that day, they are exceptionally sacred. When I arrived, the camera would not recognize my face. You know me, na, I was wearing makeup, I want to brag about being first class, and I want to say, "Hey guys, I just got back from Dubai." Your mother is traveling first class.

So, I got to the Immigration where you are going to do everything. They saw my passport, they looked at my face. They said ‘face camera’. And I faced the camera. It rejected my face several times. They [Immigrantion officers] said ‘are you sure you’re the same person?’ And I said ‘yes’.

The man looked at me, he said ‘Idris, you are a Muslim?’. I said ‘yes’. He looked at my passport. He was confused.

So, we went to one of their private offices. And they said ‘are you trans or..’ I said ‘ well, I used to be a guy’. And they said ‘oh! on a normal day if it is not Friday’ they would have just allowed me in. But because it was Friday, jumʿah day, they said ‘no, they can’t allow me in.”