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Gordon Obua, the former chief security officer (CSO), to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been discharged from the hospital, a reliable online newspaper said on Tuesday, after he fell sick on Monday following a hunger strike to protest against his “illegal” detention.
He has been in detention since 16 July, and his lawyer said in a statement on Sunday that Jonathan’s former CSO was being detained illegally and kept incommunicado without access to his medication. He has not also been seen by his family members and lawyer, the lawyer alleged.
Thecable.ng reported on Tuesday that the effect of the hunger strike “took its toll on the detainee on Monday and he fainted, according to an SSS source, leading to speculations that Obua had died.
“The source added that Obua was taken to the hospital and was treated and discharged on Monday, after which he was returned to SSS headquarters where he is being detained.
“TheCable could not confirm if Obua has been allowed access to his medications. The SSS is yet to officially comment on the detention of Obua, who served as CSO to Jonathan from 2010 to 2015.”
The newspaper had earlier reported that he was being held “as part of a broad investigation into security spending in recent years as well as allegations of oil theft.”
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