It has been alleged that soldiers deployed to protect
President Goodluck Jonathan’s private residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa state, on
Thursday harassed and detained a Punch reporter, Simon Utebor, for attempting
to take pictures of the president’s house.
Mr. Utebor was arrested by soldiers from the Joint Task
Force in the Niger Delta and handed over to the police at Otuoke Police
Station. He was accosted by soldiers on guard duty while taking photographs of
on-going work on the palatial residence constructed while the president was in
office.
Efforts to speak with the Punch correspondent were
unsuccessful as his mobile phone was switched off.
8 Comments
In the sense of the word, is GEJ's house Aso Rock? Is d handover taking place in his house? So what's d stupid reporter doing there?
ReplyDeleteJournalists aren't respected in this country.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry
ReplyDeleteHope he's on official duty, if not he'll kiss iron in that cell.
ReplyDeleteServes him right.
ReplyDeleteHe's an APC reporter not Punch reporter. Nonsense!!!
ReplyDeleteEven houses of some governors is better & loks more exotic than this GEJ's home, but they won't let the man be.
ReplyDeleteI pity him...but GEJ will order his release.
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