Prison specialists have explained why Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, a controversial crossdresser, was kept apart from other prisoners at the correctional facility and refuted rumors that there was a VIP section.
Bishop Kayode Williams, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, gave an explanation of the accommodations offered to prisoners depending on several classifications on Friday’s episode of Arise TV’s The Morning Show.
“Condemned prisoners, those sentenced to death, have accommodations; they are not allowed to mix with other prisoners,” he stated. Convicted prisoners, who own the prison, provide the second lodging.
Williams said, speaking to Bobrisky’s predicament, “Are they going to bring Idris with his transsexual body / look to go and sleep in the general cell? They decide how to treat someone in that way as their initial action.
Because of his appearance, he would be in danger, therefore they gave him separate spot for protective custody. There are homosexual inmates who would be prepared to go to great lengths, and he moves and looks like a woman.
Williams’ remarks were supported by Francis Enobore, a former national PRO of the Nigerian Correctional Service, who clarified that each prisoner is profiled for both personal safety and the overall prison environment.
It’s true that he acknowledged in court that he is a guy, but his physical appearance said otherwise. A portion of those incarcerated are openly gay individuals. Without a doubt, if caution is not exercised, we will be dealing with a very dangerous security scenario,” he stated.
Enobore, however, denied rumors that Bobrisky was placed in a private area, saying, “In the prison, there’s no such thing as a private apartment or anything special.”
The controversy surrounding Bobrisky’s imprisonment started earlier this week when Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, posted a voice message in which Bobrisky purportedly stated that his godfather and the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service had made arrangements for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private apartment after he was found guilty of abusing naira notes in April.
In the meantime, in response to Bobrisky’s purported bribery allegations, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board declared on Thursday that two deputy controllers in command of the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos have been suspended.
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