THE Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
This was disclosed in a statement signed by his media aide, Babatunde Alao, on Wednesday in Abuja.
On Tuesday night, popular influencer, Martins Vincent Otse (also known as VeryDarkMan) released an audio where Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky) purportedly claimed he bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with Fifteen Million Naira (N15, 000,000.00) to have charges bothering on money laundering dropped, and the Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa to avoid spending his term in jail.
According to the controversial crossdresser: “When I was sentenced, my godfather called the Controller-General of Prisons, we paid Seven Million Naira (N7,000,000.00). They put me in an apartment close to the prison and told me I must not come out until I finish my sentence”.
“When I was charged to court by the EFCC for spraying of money, I told the court that ‘I am guilty’ thinking maybe the judge will pity me and tell me to pay a fine or do community service but sadly, the court sentenced me to prison.
“I was on my way to the prison when my godfather called me and said ‘You will not enter that prison ‘ma worry’, let me make arrangements for an apartment close to the prison’ and he said that he is going to call the Controller-General, the overall in Nigeria, in Abuja and talk to them. They sha talk and they now took me to one apartment that I must not come out until I finish my sentence, that Oga said they should come and keep me here and that nobody should know that I am here.”
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