The Federal Government has suspended officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over illegal activities during the dentition of Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky.
Chronicle NG reports that the public received assurances that an investigation would take place after a viral video on social media revealed alleged infractions by Correctional Service officers.
“The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has suspended the erring officers forthwith.” Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary to the Board, on Thursday, disclosed this in a statement.
The statement reads, “The service has suspended the following senior officers:
i. Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.”
ii. Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.
“Also, the Board has 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 money on behalf of an inmate.
“The 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.”
