Bobrisky: NCoS Suspends Senior Officers Over Bribery Allegation

By Ayodele Oni

Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS) has approved the suspension of three top officials of the service allegedly linked to allegation of receiving bribe.

They were said to be connected to allegation of receiving bribe from Mr. Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, while serving a jail term.

A statement on Thursday by Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary to the

Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board announced the suspension in a statement.

Minister of interior, Tunji-Ojo had on Wednesday announced setting up of an investigative panel to find out those connected with bribery allegation of the transgender.

The statement said “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

1. Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State”

The board also disciplined other officers for various offences bordering on indiscipline.

“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.

“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.

“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.”