Jonathan’s Ex-CSO Discharged, After Falling ill on Monday

Gordon Obua, the former chief security officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan who has been detained by the SSS in Abuja took ill on Monday but is now in a “stable condition”.


Obua, according to TheCable, was detained the night of July 16, and had embarked on hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention. He was denied access to outsiders, including his doctor, lawyer and family members – and his lawyer claimed on Sunday that Obua was also denied his medications for hypertension and diabetes.
The effect of the hunger strike took its toll on the detainee on Monday and he fainted, according to an SSS source,which 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.
The SSS is yet to officially comment on the detention of Obua,and it could not be confirm if Obua has been allowed access to his medications at the time of this report.