Nigerian Correctional Service denies Bobrisky residing in one bedroom flat
The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has cleared the air on the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky in its facility.
The self-styled “Mummy of Lagos” is currently serving a six-month prison sentence over abuse of the naira notes.
He was sentenced by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, April 12, 2024.
The judge said the pronouncement would serve as a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the national currency.
Meanwhile, in recent times, a report has gone viral, suggesting that the cross-dresser is currently occupying a newly built VIP apartment in the Kirikiri correctional centre.
While reacting to the claim, the NCoS in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Rotimi Oladokun, said the report was far from the truth.
The statement read, “The attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service Lagos State Command has been drawn to some mischievous and misleading online publications.
“Without prejudice to NCoS right to seek legal redress for the libellous publication, outlined are clarification on the said issues.
“The convicted inmate, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju aka Bobrisky is currently serving a 6-month jail term for abuse and mutilation of the Naira note within the custody of the Custodial Centre in the State.
“The Convict is entitled to the reformative and rehabilitative platforms either educational and/or vocational training as provided to all inmates in custody.
“Idris has been allocated a shared cell with other convicted inmates. There are no en-suite or ‘one-bedroom flat’ style cells in our Custodial Centre as the cell blocks infrastructure are built as shared buildings, to accommodate multiple inmates.”
“Idris is being treated just as every other inmate without any special amenities or privilege accorded. All inmates are entitled to Family and Legal visits. These visits are monitored and regulated by NCoS. The Controller of Corrections, Lagos Command enjoined the general public to disregard the said malicious publication,” the statement added.
