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A reporter with PUNCH Newspaper has been detained for poking around the Bayelsa home of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Soldiers guarding Goodluck Jonathan’s house in Otueke in Bayelsa, on Thursday harassed and arrested a PUNCH journalist, Simon Utebor, for taking pictures of the sprawling edifice.
Utebor, who is the newspaper’s correspondent in the state, had arrived in the sleepy community in the early hours of Thursday to ascertain the level of preparedness ahead of Jonathan’s homecoming on Friday after six years at Aso Rock as President of the country. While on the mission, the journalist was arrested by men of the Joint Task Force operating in the area, who handed him over to the Bayelsa police.
Work was still ongoing on the building when Utebor visited and there was heavy security presence in the area ahead of Jonathan’s arrival later on Friday after he would have handed over power to Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s new president.
The spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, Isa Ado, a lieutenant colonel, while confirming the incident, initially said an order for the release of the journalist had been issued.
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SOURCE: #PUNCH
Soldiers guarding Goodluck Jonathan’s house in Otueke in Bayelsa, on Thursday harassed and arrested a PUNCH journalist, Simon Utebor, for taking pictures of the sprawling edifice.
Utebor, who is the newspaper’s correspondent in the state, had arrived in the sleepy community in the early hours of Thursday to ascertain the level of preparedness ahead of Jonathan’s homecoming on Friday after six years at Aso Rock as President of the country. While on the mission, the journalist was arrested by men of the Joint Task Force operating in the area, who handed him over to the Bayelsa police.
Work was still ongoing on the building when Utebor visited and there was heavy security presence in the area ahead of Jonathan’s arrival later on Friday after he would have handed over power to Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s new president.
The spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, Isa Ado, a lieutenant colonel, while confirming the incident, initially said an order for the release of the journalist had been issued.
Click here to read more
SOURCE: #PUNCH
