Presidency denies conveying Asari-Dokubo with jet
(Nigeria) The Presidency on Thursday refuted the on-line media report
that a presidential jet was used to convey Alhaji Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo from
Benin Republic after his release.
Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, told State House correspondents that the report was false.
``Again, what we see here is an attempt by people to just
tell lies and try to package lies as the truth. I think it is very sad that
people, in an attempt to just play politics with anything at all, will start
packaging lies hoping that gullible persons will believe them.
``An aircraft is not a ghost in the air. The movement of any
aircraft is properly documented and people will see the aircraft if it lands
anywhere, particularly the presidential aircraft.
``Nobody can come up with any evidence that any presidential
jet was sent to Benin Republic. I can tell you that President Jonathan did not
send any presidential jet to Benin Republic,’’ he said.
Abati wondered whether Asari Dokubo told anybody that he was
brought to Nigeria in a presidential jet.
``So, what is this all about? Blackmail and mischief
obviously,’’ he said.
It will be recalled that the leader of the Niger Delta
Peoples Volunteers Force was reportedly arrested by the gendarme (Police) in
Benin Republic early this week.
His lawyer, Festus Keyamo, raised the alarm of his arrest in
that country.
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