A Punch reporter has been harassed and detained by soldiers for attempting to take pictures of President Goodluck Jonathan’s palatial residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa state.
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| President Jonathan’s Mansion |
According to Premium Times, the reporter, Mr. Utebor, was subsequently handed to the police at Otuoke Police Station and is still in detention.
Confirming the arrest of the reporter, spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF), lieutenant colonel Isa Ado said the JTF did arrest Mr. Utebor, but handed him to the proper authorities for actions to be taken.
As at the time of writing this report, Mr. Utebor had been transferred to the State CID for more investigations.
Last month, reports surfaced that President Jonathan’s retirement home is an expansive estate set in the heart of Otuoke, his home town.
The property which is guarded by numerous soldiers and other men of uniform has about 8 buildings showing from outside the fence. The President is said to have acquired all the lands surrounding the property enabling him to expand a single building into a sort of estate.
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