The Senate President , Sen. Ahmad
Lawan, has described the attack on the country home of Nigeria’s former
President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as despicable.
Lawan, in a statement by his
Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, on Tuesday in Abuja, described the
attack on Jonathan’s home in Otuoke, Bayelsa, in the early hours of Tuesday, as
‘the height of barbarism and criminality.’
Lawan called on security agencies
to ensure proper investigation into the matter so that the perpetrators would
be brought to book.
The statement reads in part: “The
attack was in defiance to logic, it should be condemned without reservation by
all right-thinking Nigerians.
“The Senate President
furthercommended the promptness and bravery of the security personnel on duty
which foiled the intention of the attackers and commiserate with the family of
the soldier who lost his life in the attack. “
On
Tuesday, a soldier on guard duty was killed as unknown gunmen attacked the
courtyard of Jonathan situated close to the bank of the river at Otuoke, Ogbia
Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that about three
of the gunmen were also killed by the soldiers, who foiled their attempt to
break into the former president’s house.
The gunmen were said to have come
through the river on five speedboats and opened fire on the soldiers.
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