The controversy surrounding popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, has taken a new turn following reports of his arrest at the Seme border while allegedly attempting to flee Nigeria.
According to a video released by Martins Otse, a social media activist popularly known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky was detained by Nigerian Immigration officers on his way to Benin Republic.
Otse claimed that Bobrisky hid inside his car and sent someone to handle his passport processing before being apprehended.
“Bobrisky has been arrested this morning at the Seme border while trying to enter Benin Republic… The Nigerian immigration service is currently holding him,” Otse stated, daring Bobrisky to refute the claim.
This arrest comes amid ongoing investigations ordered by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, into allegations of corruption involving the Nigerian Correctional Service.
An investigative panel led by Magdalena Ajani, the ministry’s permanent secretary, was tasked with reviewing Bobrisky’s reported preferential treatment during his six-month prison term.
The panel’s phase one report, delivered on Monday by Uju Agomoh, Executive Director of the Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, confirmed that Bobrisky served his sentence from 12 April to 5 August 2024.
Contrary to allegations by Otse, Agomoh clarified, “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.”
Bobrisky was transferred between Kuje, Kirikiri-Apapa, and the Maximum Security Custodial Centres during his incarceration.
However, the report highlighted irregularities in his treatment, noting that Bobrisky enjoyed privileges such as self-feeding, furnished single cells, access to a humidifier, television, fridge, and personal errand runners.
“The panel believes that the peculiar case of the inmates and the inmates’ physical look and behaviour pose a threat, and the lack of laid-down rules for the treatment of such a case may have necessitated such privileges to be granted to Okunenye Idris,” Agomoh explained.
However, the panel noted that transferring Bobrisky to a maximum security facility as a first-time offender violated Sections 164A and 164B of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act.
The panel also raised concerns about possible financial motivation behind the special treatment Bobrisky received and recommended the development of clear guidelines to prevent discriminatory practices in correctional facilities.
“It is necessary to further investigate if the above privileges provided for Okuneye Idris were financially motivated and based on corrupt practices by correctional officers,” Agomoh added.
As of the time of filing this report, Bobrisky has yet to respond to the allegations or confirm his arrest at the Seme border.
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