The Nigerian government has suspended a number of senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over claims of their misconduct in handling the case of Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky as raised by , Martins Vincent Otse popularly known as Verydarkman.
This comes after a social media video made by VDM went viral where he shared a voice note allegedly belonging to Bobrisky confessing to receiving preferential treatment from top prison officials after he was sentenced to six months in Prison for Naira Abuse.
According to a statement made by Ja’afaru Ahmed, the Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board, the suspension of the officers is intended to allow for proper investigation into the matter and also ensures that whatever the outcome is upon completion, it would be made public.
The statement reads: “Following the viral video trending on social media on alleged infractions by Officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service relating to Mr. Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, has suspended forthwith the following Senior Officers of the Service:
“Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State; and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.
“Also, the Board has suspended ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna, serving at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly accompanying a convicted inmate out of the Custodial Centre to a location outside the facility.
“The suspension of these officers is to allow for further investigation on the various allegations while assuring that the outcome would be made public when concluded.”
Written by Jennifer Amarachi
