Nigerian government suspends 4 senior prison officials over Bobrisky bribery allegations

The Federal Government has suspended four senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over alleged bribery by controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky.

Bobrisky, who was released from prison a few weeks ago after serving a six-month prison sentence for misuse of naira, in a video shown by a blogger, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan, accused some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officers of demanding ₦15 million to drop the charges money laundering against him.

The chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoede, has formed a team of investigators to look into the allegations.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) also demanded an independent investigation into the cross-dresser’s allegations, including claims that some NCoS officials allowed him to serve his prison sentence in a private residence and not in a correctional facility.

However, Bobrisky denied the accusations and deleted all his posts on social media.

In a statement issued on Thursday by its Secretary, Ja’afaru Ahmed, the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) said the officer’s suspension followed the release of a video regarding the matter.

He said the suspension of the quartet was to allow further investigation into the allegations.

The statement read: “ Following a viral video trending on social media of alleged abuses committed by officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service linked to Mr Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has immediately suspended action the. senior officials of the following Services:

“I. Michael Anugwa, Deputy Superintendent of Corrections (DCC), in charge of Medium Security Detention Center (MSCC), Kirikiri, Lagos State; And

“ii. Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the Maximum Security Detention Center (MSCC), L-left, Lagos State.

“In addition, the Board has suspended ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna, in charge of the Medium Security Detention Center (MSCC), Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly accompanying a convict out of the Detention Center to a location outside the facility.

“In another related development, the Board has also suspended another Senior Service Officer, Iloafonsi Kevin Ikechukwu, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), Medium Security Custodial Center (MSCC), Kuje-Abuja, for allegedly accepting money. in the name of a prisoner.”

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