The Federal Government has suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service in the wake of the controversy surrounding the perceived detention of controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky.
Recall that a popular vlogger, Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, had alleged in viral videos that some officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) collected ₦15 million from Bobrisky for the anti-graft agency to drop money laundering charges against Boris during his naira spraying ordeal in April; after which a court sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment.
The vlogger also alleged that Bobrisky paid some millions of naira to secure a choice place for his detention.
Bobrisky has since denied the allegations while the EFCC and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have ordered investigations into the allegations made by the vlogger.
Nonetheless, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board on Thursday announced the suspension of some senior officers fingered in the scandal.
The statement which was signed by Ja’afaru Ahmed said the suspension of the officers is to allow for further investigation of the various allegations while assuring that the outcome would be made public
The officers in question are – 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 Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.