Bobrisky: Heads May Roll As FG Suspends Senior Prison Officers

The Nigerian government has suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over an allegation of violations made by Idris Okuneye (alias Bobrisky).

The Secretary of Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire, and Immigration Board stated on Thursday. Ja’afaru Ahmed reads:
“Following the viral video trending on social media about 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 the following Senior Officers of the Service:

“Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kirikiri, Lagos State; and

“Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-charge of the Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State;

“The Board has also suspended ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna, who is serving at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly accompanying a convicted inmate out of the Custodial Centre to a location outside the facility.”

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

Ahmed stated, “The suspension of these officers is to allow for further investigation into the various allegations, with the assurance that the outcome will be made public once concluded.”