The Independent Investigative Panel set up by the Federal Government to investigate allegations of corruption and examine violations of laid down rules and regulations governing the conduct of correctional officers and the treatment of inmates has indicted several officers of the Correctional Service in their treatment of IDRIS OKUNEYE also known as Bobrisky.
While the Panel did not find any evidence thus far that suggested that Idris Okuneye slept outside the Custodial Centre during the period of his imprisonment which was a 6 Months correctional sentence, it discovered that Bobrisky enjoyed several privileges while in custody.
These include specially furnished single cells, humidifier, lots of visitation by his family members and friends as he desired, visits by his family members
and friends held inside the office of the in-charge of the custodial center, floor rug, selffeeding, designated inmate to run errands for him, access to fridge and television, and possibly access to his phone.
The panel also discovered that during these period, Bobrisky was transferred three times without appropriate documentation.
The decisions to transfer the inmate was made by a very senior officer in violation of the Nigerian Correctional Service Standing Order Custodial.
The Panel says the documents were later provided on the 28th of September 2024 and backdated to the 12th of April 2024 and 22nd April 2024 respectively.
The indicted Officer, Ben Rabbi – Freeman was then the State Controller Lagos State Command. He is now the current Assistant Controller General of Corrections (ACG) Zone ‘A’.
: PANEL: NO EVIDENCE BOBRISKY SLEPT OUTSIDE PRISON
