•House probes bribery allegation against EFCC, correctional service
The federal government, yesterday, suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over allegation of infractions raised by Idris Okuneye otherwise known as Bobrisky
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:
i. Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-Kiri, Lagos State; and
ii. Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), In-Charge of 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 monies on behalf of an inmate.
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.
At the same time, the House of Representatives, has mandated its Committees on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions to probe corruption allegation against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service and report back to the it within 3 legislative weeks.