The federal government has suspended officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for allegedly allowing Idris Okuneye serving his prison term in a private apartment
The Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Jo’afaru Ahmed disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday.
He 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
f”Sikiru Adekunte, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), Iin-Charge of Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.”
The Board also suspended ASC Il 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, Hoafonsi 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 Board noted 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.