The Nigerian Government has inaugurated an independent investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and gross violations of standard operating procedures within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Abuja, said the committee must also look at the recent allegation that some correctional service personnel had provided an alternative accommodation for convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky.
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The minister emphasised that the panel is essential for restoring transparency and accountability within the service.
Recall that the Minister, who also serves as the Chairman of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), had earlier suspended several officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres in Kirikiri, Lagos State, over misconduct allegations linked to Bobrisky’s case.
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