REVELATIONS; Why Bobrisky was separated from other Inmates
Prison experts have provided insights into the separation of controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, from other inmates at the correctional facility, countering allegations of a VIP section.
During an appearance on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, Bishop Kayode Williams, Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, detailed the categorisation of inmate accommodations based on specific criteria.
He said: There are accommodations for condemned prisoners, those sentenced to death, who must not mingle with other inmates. The second accommodation is convicted inmates, who are the owners of the prison.
“The accommodation that is provided for males, are they going to bring Idris with his transgender body /look to go and sleep in the general cell? The first thing they do is decide how to treat someone like that.
“They provided him a special place for protective custody because, with his appearance, he would be in danger. He looks like a woman, moves like a woman, and there are homosexual inmates who would be willing to take things to extreme lengths.”
Former National Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Francis Enobore, supported Williams’ remarks, stating that the service assesses each inmate’s profile to ensure both individual safety and the overall security of the prison environment.
“Yes, he confessed in court that he is a man but he came in bodily showing that he is a woman. Some of the people behind bars are unrepentant homosexuals. There is no doubt that if care is not taken, we will have a very serious security situation on our hands.”
“There’s no such thing as a private apartment or anything special in the prison,” he added.
The controversy surrounding Bobrisky’s incarceration intensified earlier this week when Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, released a voice note in which Bobrisky purportedly claimed that after his conviction for currency abuse in April, his godfather and the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private apartment.
In response to the allegations of bribery linked to Bobrisky’s case, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board announced the suspension of two deputy controllers responsible for the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos on Thursday.
