JUST IN:Jonathan leaves his hometown Otuoke to an unknown destination
– Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s has
left Otuoke for an unknown destination
this afternoon
– While some sources have said he left
for Port Harcourt en route Abuja, some
have said those destinations may have
been publicized to throw interested
parties off his track
– It was alleged that Jonathan had gone
on exile to evade arrest from the EFCC
for allegations of corrupt practices that
occured during his administration, which
he denied
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has
surprisingly left his country home in Otuoke
barely hours after news of his return to
Bayelsa was made public.
According to a report on Sahara Reporters,
Jonathan’s departure from Otuoke was
discovered after some of his kinsmen
thronged his Otuoke home this Thursday
afternoon, June 2, only to be told he had left
for Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that some security men were
seen turning visitors back at the ex-
president’s residence.
“He just left for Port Harcourt en route
Abuja; the aircraft just left,” one of them was
overheard telling visitors at about 2.30
pm local time.
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Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has
surprisingly left his country home in Otuoke
hours after news of his return to Bayelsa was
made public.
However, there is a bit of confusion as
sources are yet to identify Jonathan’s
presence either in Port Harcourt or Abuja.
Some have suggested that those destinations
may have been publicized to throw
interested parties off his track.
It was reported that a few hours after his
return to Nigeria through the Port Harcourt
International airport in Rivers on
Wednesday, June 1, the former president
went to his home town in Otuoke
Friends and well-wishers were around to
welcome the former president back to the
country.
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president afraid of Buhari?
Nigerians also took to social media to
welcome Jonathan who has been out of the
country to the United Kingdom and Cote
d’Ivoire for weeks.
It was alleged that Jonathan had gone on
exile to evade arrest from the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission for allegations
of corrupt practices that occured during his
administration with the most notable being
the misappropriation of arms fund for
political campaigns.
Jonathan however denied that he had taken
refuge in Cote d’Ivoire.
Created at 2016-06-02 21:53:02
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