SENIOR PRISON OFFICERS SUSPENDED OVER BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS LINKED TO BOBRISKY

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // Senior Officers of the Nigerian Correctional Services has been suspended over bribery allegations linked to the controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board announced that the suspension wwas due to a viral video highlighting alleged misconduct by the officers.

Ja’afaru Ahmed, who signed the statements explained that the suspension is to allow for a thorough investigation into the allegations, with a promise to make the findings public once the investigation is completed.

The suspended officers include Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections DCC in charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre MSCC in Kirikiri, Lagos; and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections DCC in charge of the Maximum Security Custodial Centre MSCC, also in Kirikiri, Lagos.

Additionally, the Board has suspended ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna, stationed at the Medium Security Custodial Centre MSCC in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly escorting a convicted inmate out of the facility to an unauthorized location.

In another related development, the Board has equally suspended another Senior Officer of the Service, Iloafonsi Kevin Ikechukwu, Deputy Controller of Corrections DCC, in Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre MSCC, Kuje- Abuja, for allegedly receiving monies on behalf of an inmate.

According to Blogger Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, alleged in viral videos that officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC accepted 15 million from Bobrisky to drop money laundering charges against him.

This allegedly took place following Bobrisky’s naira spraying incident in April, after which he was sentenced to six months in prison.

The blogger further claimed that Bobrisky paid millions of naira to secure preferential treatment in prison.

Bobrisky has denied these allegations, while both the EFCC and the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS have launched investigations into the blogger’s claims.