The Federal Government has vowed to clamp down on personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS involved in the violation of inmates’ rights, declaring that no officer, regardless of rank, will be spared from disciplinary and legal consequences.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, issued this warning in Abuja during a Stakeholders’ Engagement for the Presentation and Validation of the Final Report of the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption and Inhumane Treatment within the NCoS.
Dr Tunji-Ojo revealed that several senior officers were already facing the consequences of the investigation, which was triggered by the 2024 incident involving cross- dresser Idris “Bobrisky” Okuneye.
The minister noted that the panel, inaugurated in November 2024, was a deliberate choice to “distill the issues and accept mistakes” rather than moving on as if nothing happened.
He stressed that every individual in custody retained fundamental human dignity, regardless of offense
