A panel appointed by the federal government has rejected allegations made by notorious activist Verydarkman that well-known transvestite Idris Okuneye, better known by his stage name Bobrisky, slept outside of prison throughout his six-month incarceration.
The panel report released on Monday states that there is no proof Bobrisky completed his time outside the prison.
This was revealed by Uju Agomoh, the founder and executive director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, as she read the panel’s phase one report at the Ministry of Interior.
Bobrisky was given a six-month term on April 12 for naira mutilation; she was freed from prison on August 5.
Popular activist, VeryDarkMan had accused Bobrisky of spending his jail term in a lodge and not the Kirikiri prison due to the influence of a godfather.
VeryDarkMan also released an audio of Bobrisky alleging to have bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with N15 million to drop his money laundering charges.
Following this revelation, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, ordered a probe.
On September 30, Tunji-Ojo constituted an investigative panel chaired by Magdalena Ajani, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, on ‘Alleged Corruption & Other Violations Against the Nigerian Correctional Service’.
However, Agomoh said the panel “did not find any evidence thus far that suggested that Mr Okuneye slept outside the custodial centre during the period of his imprisonment, which was from 12th April 2024 to the 5th August 2024, which is a six-month correctional sentence with the usual remission applicable”.
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