Gordon Obua, the former chief security officer (CSO) to
former President Goodluck Jonathan, is now in a “stable condition” after
falling ill on Monday, we now understand.
Obua, who has been detained by the
SSS in Abuja since the night of July 16, 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,
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.
But TheCable 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.
The SSS also raided the Abuja and
Sokoto residences of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, on July 16
and 17 as part of the investigation into security spending.
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