By Our Reporter
The Federal Government has suspended two officers in charge of the Kirikiri Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, in Lagos.
The two officers were temporarily relieved of their jobs pending the conclusion of an investigation over an audio leak involving the dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky convicted of a crime of money laundering and sentenced to six months in jail and who claimed he was given a special concession through an arranged deal to serve his sentence in a private apartment outside the custodian.
Those suspended are the Deputy Controller of Corrections In-Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kiri-Kiri, Lagos State, Michael Anugwa, and Deputy Controller of Corrections In-Charge of MSCC Kiri-Kiri Lagos State, Sikiru Adekunle.
In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, signed by the secretary of the Civil Defence, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed said the suspension of the officers is to allow for further investigation on the various allegations.
It 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: “Michael Anugwa, DCC, In-Charge of MSCC, Kiri-kiri, Lagos State; and Sikiru Adekunle, DCC, In-Charge of MSCC, Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.”
Recall that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo had on Wednesday initiated a probe of the allegations.
In a related development, the Board has 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.
Similarly, the Board has equally suspended another Senior Officer of the Service, Iloafonsi Kevin Ikechukwu, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kuje- Abuja, for allegedly receiving monies on behalf of an inmate”.