One of the Lagos traditional rulers alleged that Nigerian Correctional Service officials helped crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, to achieve VIP treatment for the period that he was in prison. The Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi, or “Baale No-Nonsense,” asserted that Bobrisky introduced eight Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to the Kirikiri custodial center and used them to make a total transaction of N35 million using Point of Sale (POS) operators in the area, allegedly to bribe prison officials for special treatment.
Shabi made the revelation during a town hall meeting convened by the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday, April 5, as part of activities to mark the National Police Week. Bobrisky never served his sentence in prison but was lodged in a private apartment outside the custodial center, arranged by corrupt custodial officers, he said.
He stated, “Before the truth was revealed, it was assumed by all that he was in Kirikiri serving his prison term. But the real scenario is Bobrisky was living comfortably outside the prison walls in a criminal agreement that involved some officials.” Shabi said it was through his intervention that the scandal was exposed, and that he had invited all the POS operators in the community to his palace, whereupon the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stepped in.
“I personally contacted the EFCC after I invited the POS operators to my palace. From there, they were able to track the transactions and unravel the money trail,” he stated. The traditional king explained the agreement involved correction officers traveling to POS operators to withdraw cash from the crossdresser’s ATM cards.
He added that how accessible the funds had been indicated the presence of a well-organized ring of co-conspirators.
“It was incredible how N35 million could be accessed from here within such a brief period. Clearly, it was not the work of an individual. The officials who assisted him have been suspended,” said Shabi. He also asserted that the house where Bobrisky was allegedly held in detention at the time had been found and destroyed, and that he had been questioned by both the Department of State Services and EFCC regarding the issue.
“The DSS first invited me for questioning, and I told them everything I could. The EFCC also invited me, and I gave them my full cooperation. As a leader in my community, I cannot just fold my arms while this sort of impunity continues,” he said. His report defies an earlier report given by a National Assembly committee, which deduced that Bobrisky was treated exceptionally but remained within the confines of the prison compound throughout his stay.
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