The Minister of Home Affairs has committed to overhauling the Nigerian Correctional Service amid the Bobrisky controversy

In a significant step towards reforming the Nigerian Correctional Service, Home Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed to address serious allegations of abuses in the system.

This commitment follows a viral audio recording in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, alleged that his godfather colluded with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service to arrange for him to serve his six-month sentence at a private residence and not at the official residence. correctional facilities.

The allegations, made public by social media influencer Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, have raised concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s correctional system. In response, the minister quickly ordered an investigation and suspended several correctional officers pending the results.

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At the inauguration of the committee tasked with investigating the allegations, Minister Tunji-Ojo stressed the importance of a thorough investigation. “We want to reform correctional services. “Your core responsibility will be to investigate specific allegations of corruption, torture and mistreatment of inmates by correctional officers, particularly those relating to Bobrisky, which I expect will be completed within two weeks,” he said.

The Minister further underscored the need for a comprehensive approach to uncover deeper problems in the service. “There needs to be a holistic approach to uncovering the problems being investigated, through empirical processes and fact-finding,” he added.

Tunji-Ojo reiterated his commitment to transparency and accountability, and stressed that no one is exempt from oversight. “I want to say this very clearly: no one will be protected. “No one, no matter how high their position, will be protected,” he stressed.

The situation highlights ongoing concerns about corruption and human rights abuses in Nigeria’s correctional services, prompting wider calls for reform to a system long criticized for its treatment of inmates.

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