Names of suspended senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over allegations of bribery linked to controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky have emerged. In response to the widespread allegations, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, in a statement signed by Ja’afaru Ahmed on Thursday, announced the suspension of the officers allegedly involved in the bribery. This is according to a statement by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on his official Facebook page on Thursday. See Their Names Below; Michael Anugwa: Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State Sikiru Adekunle: Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State. ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna: an officer stationed at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly escorting a convicted inmate outside the facility to an unauthorised location. Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Iloafonsi Kevin Ikechukwu: the officer in charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kuje, Abuja, for allegedly accepting payments on behalf of an inmate. The statement partly read: “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), charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State; and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), charge of Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.” The board stressed that the suspensions were implemented to facilitate thorough investigations into the allegations against the officers. Also, the board assured the public that the findings of the investigations would be disclosed upon conclusion. As of press time, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, EFCC, NCoS, and the House of Representatives have ordered investigations into the allegations.
