Why Bobrisky Was Separated From Other Inmates In Prison

Prison experts have explained why controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, was separated from other inmates at the correctional center. They denied claims that he was placed in a VIP section.

Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, Bishop Kayode Williams, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, described how inmates are housed based on different categories. He said, “There are accommodations for condemned prisoners, those sentenced to death, who must not mingle with other inmates. The second accommodation is for convicted inmates, who are the owners of the prison.”

Regarding Bobrisky’s situation, Williams stated, “The accommodation provided for males cannot include Idris, given his transgender appearance. The first thing they do is decide how to treat someone like that.”

He added, “They provided him with a special place for protective custody because he could be in danger. He looks like a woman and acts like a woman, and there are homosexual inmates who might take things to extreme lengths.”

Former National PRO of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Francis Enobore, supported Williams’ comments. He said that the service profiles each inmate for their safety and the safety of others in the prison. “Yes, he confessed in court that he is a man, but he came in looking like a woman. Some inmates are unrepentant homosexuals. If care is not taken, we could have a serious security issue,” he explained.

However, Enobore denied that Bobrisky had a private section, stating, “There’s no such thing as a private apartment or anything special in the prison.”

The controversy surrounding Bobrisky’s time in prison began earlier in the week when Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, shared a voice note where Bobrisky allegedly claimed that after his conviction for abusing naira notes in April, his godfather and the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private apartment.

Meanwhile, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board announced on Thursday that they suspended two deputy controllers in charge of the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos due to allegations of bribery related to Bobrisky.

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