has removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and two other senior officers following a security breach involving a death row inmate who allegedly accessed TikTok from custody.
The inmate, identified as Elijah Oyebode, was reportedly able to conduct TikTok livestreams despite being held on death row.
Oyebode was sentenced to death by hanging in 2019 after an Osun State High Court found him guilty of murdering Rofiat Adebisi, a final-year student of Osun State University.
Court records show that Oyebode gave different accounts of the incident during proceedings before eventually denying involvement. The court, however, convicted him based on medical evidence and other materials presented during the trial.
Reports surrounding the latest incident indicate that Oyebode maintained an active presence on TikTok while in custody. One of the accounts allegedly reached Level 20 gifting status, allowing him to receive monetary gifts during livestreams.
He was also reportedly associated with another TikTok account allegedly created to impersonate a well-known content creator and activist.
Confirming the security breach in a statement on Thursday, NCoS Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corrections JN Osuji, described the incident as a serious breach of custodial regulations and security procedures.
According to Osuji, preliminary investigations established that the inmate had illegally obtained a prohibited mobile phone, which he allegedly used to access social media platforms from inside the facility.
The device has since been recovered and secured as an exhibit as investigations continue.
The NCoS also disclosed that Oyebode had been moved to another custodial facility, where he is now being held under enhanced security arrangements.
Meanwhile, the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre and two other principal officers have been removed from their positions pending the outcome of the investigation.
The development has raised fresh questions about security and access to prohibited communication devices within correctional facilities, with the NCoS yet to disclose how the phone entered the facility or how long the alleged social media activity continued.
