Meet Four Known Nigerian Transgenders (PHOTOS)

Following the recent trend and folly involving transgenders worldwide, ExpressNG looks inwards and compiles a list of Known Nigerian Transgenders.

Amongst them are Ms Sahara, Dapo Adaralegbe and Candy La Mandy.

Also on this list is Nigerian Born But US Based woman who transformed to a man, Rizi Xavier Timane

Below is the profile we have on them.

Ms Sahara

The first Nigeria transgender man, Oche Clifford who is now Miss. Sahhara, who was born a male before becoming a model and singer.

She spoke of how happier she is that her dream of becoming a woman was achieved., Crying tears of Joy when she saw her transformation.

She has been known to stir the hornet with offensive speeches about how she supposedly hates God who created her.

The 28 year old Miss Sahara contestant was born a man, Living in Abuja for several years before moving to the UK about 7 years ago where she’s now living as a woman.

She’s now a beauty queen, having participated in a few pageants.

She (He) was 1st runner up at the 2011 Miss International Queen pageant.

Dapo Adaralegbe

Dapo Adaralegbe now known as Stephanie Adaralegbe after her transformation was also a man.

After his surgery that transformed him to the female sex, he moved to Spain because of fear of rejection

Candy La Mandy

 

Though not much is known of Ms. Mandy La Candy, news and pictures of the man turned woman has been making the rounds on social media, with the notification that she is a popular Nigerian transgender based in Canada.

She shares her pictures where she calls herself amazing.

See more of her photos here.

Rizi Xavier Timane

 

He used to be a woman. Born in Lagos Nigeria.

Now living in the US as Rizi Xavier Timane, a man. 

In an interview with Ebony, he reflects on his journey to living his truth, and the burden that comes with doing it in a country (US) that doesn’t value ‘Black men’.

Here what he has to say;

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I was assigned the female gender at birth. Both of these facts amounted to one thing: I had no power, no respect, and no privilege, nor would I have much of any of these throughout my life. Add in that I came from a less than wealthy family and was, for all intents and purposes, a lesbian, and I became a truly invisible human being; when I wasn’t being ridiculed or abused, I basically did not exist.