Bobrisky: Senior Prison officials suspended after VeryDarkMan’s audio

The federal government has suspended two Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) officers over allegations of corruption by Mr Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky.

Ja’afaru Ahmed, the secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening.

“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”, the statement disclosed.

On Tuesday night, popular influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, released a audio where Bobrisky purportedly claimed he bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with N15 million and the Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, to avoid spending his term in jail.

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Meanwhile, the Board also 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 statement said the suspension of these Officers is to allow for further investigation of the various allegations while assuring that the outcome would be made public when concluded.