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Bobrisky: Trial, conviction and new life in Ikoyi Correctional Centre
Bobrisky
Controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months in prison for naira misuse, now shares a cell with male detainees at the Ikoyi Custodial Center.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, when sentencing the defendant on Friday, April 12, 2024, stated that the judgment would serve as a deterrence to others who are seen abusing and mutilating the naira.
Bobrisky, who was put into the Custodial Centre following the judgment, was stated to have been treated similarly with other convicts.
A top official in the facility who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, as he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the crossdresser was examined at the point of admission.
According to the official, the outcome of the examination revealed that the convict had no realignment of gender or genital organs.
The source said that, “Bobrisky made a public declaration that he was a male and court proceedings are public records. Every inmate brought into a facility during admission is examined. He was equally examined and no realignment of gender or genital organ was discovered. The male biological features were the same.
“After that, a cell was allocated to him, and he had a certain number of inmates with him. A bed space was also allotted to him. It is just like a boarding house where your housemaster will issue you your personal belongings.”
The source added that the convicted crossdresser had been observing the rules and procedures obtained in the facility.
“When it is time for class, he attends. When it is time for food, he will go and get his portion. The same goes with prep and light out. He observes all these without preference. He has been going about his business just like other inmates since he was brought in here.”
While making a clarification on the claims that Bobrisky was being protected against abuse, the official noted that the facility frowned against any form of abuse by a fellow inmate.
“He is not getting any five-star treatment and is not being protected from anybody. He follows the same rules and regulations just like every other inmate. Single cells of isolation cells are to prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases. In a male prison, homosexuality is outlawed and it is a grievous offence. Sodomy or homosexuality, is frowned upon here in the custodial centre. So any inmate that tries to violate him will face the law.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Command of the NCS, Rotimi Oladokun, declined to speak on the matter.
“I have no comment,” he said.
(Punch)
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