Barely
two months after the exit of her husband from office, former First Lady
and wife of immediate past president, Dame Patience Jonathan has
allegedly suffered ignominy and molestation at the hands of security
operatives and aviation officials at the Port Harcourt International
airport.
Dame Jonathan, who was on her way to
the burial of her late Chief Security Officer (CSO), Tamuno Jacob
Igbomie, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was on Wednesday, July 22,
2015 prevented from entering the VIP Lounge of the airport, a privilege
she had enjoyed in the last 16 years.
The former First Lady arrived Port
Harcourt International Airport and made for the VIP lounge as had been
the norm and should still be accorded her given her status in the
society. However, she was practically locked out and prevented from
accessing the lounge.
An eye witness, who narrated the
incident, said that efforts by the former president’s wife and her
personal aides to pacify the security agents at the airport to allow
the long known protocol etiquette stand were rebuffed as they stood
their ground, insisting that they were acting on orders from Abuja.
New Telegraph further learnt that on
her return from the burial, the same drama played out, prompting
observers to ask if the presidency could give such a directive against
the personality and family of the immediate past president.
The deceased former CSO to Patience Jonathan was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants about three weeks ago.
Igbomie’s corpse was found in his Honda
Accord car along Airport Road, Abuja with all his phones, wallet and
other personal effects in the car untouched.
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