Read How Badly DSS Treated Jonathan's Ex-CSO Arrested Yesterday

Gordon Obua, the Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan who was arrested on Thursday afternoon by the Department of State Security Services, DSS is being detained under inhuman conditions, his lawyer, Onochie Onwuegbuna said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.

Obua who served the former President for five years was allegedly arrested in relation to investigation of billions of naira budgeted for security in the immediate past administration as well as involvement in illegal oil bunkering.

Earlier reports had indicated that Obua who is also an official of DSS embarked on hunger strike in protest against his arrest and denial of access to his lawyer.

Onwuegbuna however said in the statement that Obua, who has been in detention since Thursday has been denied access to his drugs despite being hypertensive.

The lawyer who said Obua has not been told why he is being detained said the former CSO has also been denied access to his doctor, lawyer and family members while he is equally not being given food and water.

Read the full statement below;

We have been briefed and our services retained by the family of Mr. Gordon Obua, the Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan (our client) in respect of his present harassment and detention by the State Security Services (SSS). The facts as narrated to us by our Client’s family are as follows: 

Our client, a serving officer of the State Security Services was ordered to report to the Headquarters to meet with the Acting Director General (A.D.G). He consequently reported at the Headquarters at about 9am on the 8th of July 20 15 and he was kept waiting till late in the night by the Acting D.G who finally asked him to report again the next day. 

“The exact situation played out the next day and the day after resulting on our client reporting to the office of the A.D.G everyday from the 8th of July 2015 till the 16th of July 2015. On the 3rd day of reporting, our client was orally informed by the A.D.G that there was a petition against him without telling him the contents of the alleged petition or the identity or the petitioner (s). 

“Our client requested to be availed a copy of the Petition or its contents to enable him respond accordingly however, his request was not granted, and he was rather told not to worry that such petitions are normal considering the office he previously occupied. 

“On the 16th of July 2015, he reported at the office of the A.D.G by 5pm as directed, and as usual he was kept waiting till about 1am on Friday 17th July 2015 when the A.D.G informed him that he will be detained and he has been in detention since then without being informed what offense (if any) he is alleged to have committed or the reason for his detention. 

“Our client is hypertensive and diabetic to the knowledge of his employers the SSS. and as a result he has been on daily medications to manage these very severe ailments and since his detention, he has completely been denied access to these medications. 

“Our client has also been denied access to members of his family, his doctor and his lawyers and even more worrisome is the information obtained by his family that he has not eaten or drank water ever since he was detained.

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