Indication emerged on Tuesday that Nigeria Prisons Service had no plan to receive the convicted former Chief Executive of Oceanic Bank, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, into prison, even if doctors certify her fit before the conclusion of her terms of imprisonment.

A visit to Ikoyi prison by our correspondent showed that the convict, who is currently receiving treatment at an high brow hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos, Reddinton Hospital on the order of Federal High Court, did not have identification number which is usually given to inmates of the prison.


An official of the Ikoyi prison, who accosted our correspondent outside the prison gate, directed him to contact the prison command’s spokesman for clarification.


But the official and others contacted consequently refused to answer our correspondent’s questions.


Sources at the prison however said that the NPS believed that Ibru might spend her term of imprisonment at the hospital as the NPS might not bother itself unnecessarily.





One of the sources said, “Haba, she is an old woman now. You don’t expect her to have quick recovery like younger people like you.”


Another source said that medical doctors in the employ of the NPS examined the convict, “and they confirmed that she was actually ill, so what do you expect us to do? Refuse her treatment?”


But another senior person told our correspondent that since Ibru was convicted on plea bargaining, the authorities of Ikoyi prison decided to handle her with kid gloves.


“I don’t think she even have prison number. A file was opened for her, but that was all,” the official said.


But the NPS spokesman, Mr. Ope Fatinikun, on the telephone said that Ibru was being handled like any other inmate.


“Go and read the court ruling, we are merely following orders. The court said she should be taken to the hospital for treatment, which has been done. And it is not true that she did not have prison number; if there is a file, there is a number. But don’t expect me to tell you the number,” he said.

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