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Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for the
arrest and prosecution of gunmen who attacked his home in Otuoke,
Bayelsa, South South Nigeria.
Jonathan also thanked Nigerians for the continuing show of solidarity
and sympathy following the Christmas eve attack by unknown gunmen in his
country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
The former President who stated this while conducting sympathisers round
the scene of the attack on Friday also commended the Nigerian military
for their gallantry in repelling the attack by engaging the assailants
in a fierce gun duel that unfortunately claimed the life of a soldier.
Jonathan noted that since the assailants attacked his marine security
post on December 24, 2019 many Nigerians of different social status,
including President Muhammadu Buhari, state Governors and political
party leaders as well as foreigners had either visited him or called to
express their heartfelt sympathy over the unfortunate attack in his
house.
The former President also reiterated his call on the concerned security
authorities to expose and bring the criminals to book as a means of
ensuring that such dare-devil criminality did not happen again in his
community or any other place in the country.
On December 24, 019, the assailants had stormed Jonathan’s country home
in about five engine boats and attacked the marine security post located
within the periphery of the residence at about 1:30 am on Tuesday and
sought to take control of a gunboat belonging to the military.
They were however resisted by gallant soldiers who engaged them in a
firefight. The gunmen who couldn’t stand the firepower of the military
were forced to beat a retreat.
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