In a revealing statement, Deputy Comptroller Emby Anukwara of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) has stated that popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, was housed in a ‘privilege cell’ during his incarceration at Kirikiri Prison.
This disclosure was made during a session with members of the House of Representatives investigative committee, which visited the correctional facility to delve into the conditions of Bobrisky’s detention.
The Deputy Comptroller explained that the decision to place Bobrisky in such a cell followed medical examinations that confirmed he had both male and female sex organs, necessitating special accommodation considerations.
This revelation came amid inquiries from a Lagos Court that sentenced Bobrisky to six months for naira mutilation.
The legitimacy of Bobrisky’s imprisonment had been called into question following leaked audio by social media influencer, Martins Ortse, aka VeryDarkMan.
In the recordings, Bobrisky claimed to have served his term in a lodge, citing the influence of a ‘godfather.’ Despite these claims, an investigative panel concluded that there was no evidence to support that Bobrisky spent any part of his sentence outside the prison facilities.
However, the officer while addressing the House of Representatives committee, said, “I am Emby Anukwara, Deputy Comptroller of Corrections and officer in charge of Medium when Bobrisky was brought in here.
On the April 12, 2024, Bobrisky was brought here at about 10:30 pm and at about that time, we could not do the necessary documentation.
“So knowing his history as to if he’s a male or female, we decided to take a proactive action; so I directed that he should be given a single cell in the privilege ward – privilege cell.
“He was taken to P-ward room 2 where we are. The next day when we did the admission, he was taken to medicals where the doctor and matron examined him and said he had a male and female organ.”