By Dele Ogbodo
Following the viral video trending on social media on alleged infractions by Officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) relating to Mr. Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has suspended a Deputy Controller of Correction (DCC), Mr. Micheal Anugwa, to pave way for transparent investigation.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who also doubles as the Chairman of the Board for the agencies and parastatals in the Ministry of Interior, in a statement signed by the Secretary of the Board, Mr. Ja’afar Ahmed, to the media on Friday said: “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.
He acknowledged also that 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 on the various allegations while assuring that the outcome would be made public when co