Idris Okuneye AKA BobRisky |
The investigative panel set up by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed allegations that popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, served his six-month prison sentence in a private apartment rather than a custodial center.
The panel was created after an audio recording, released by VDM, suggested that Bobrisky had stayed in a flat near the prison during his jail term. However, Uju Agomoh, Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and a member of the panel, stated that there was no evidence to support the claim.
“The panel did not find any evidence thus far that suggested Mr. Okuneye slept outside the custodial center during the period of his imprisonment,” Agomoh said, as quoted by Vanguard.
Bobrisky was sentenced from April 12, 2024, to August 5, 2024, and served his term with the usual remission applicable to such cases, according to Agomoh. While certain privileges were granted during his time in prison, these did not amount to him serving his term outside the custodial facility.
The Minister of Interior inaugurated the panel on September 30, 2024, in response to the public uproar following the claims made in the audio recording. The findings have put to rest the controversy surrounding Bobrisky's imprisonment.
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