'I was properly taken care of by the kidnappers,' former president's father says


Inegite Jonathan, foster father to former president Goodluck Jonathan, who was abducted by an unknown gun men on February 17, 2016, says his abductors gave him a preferential treatment.

According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, March 25th, in Bayelsa that the 72-year-old abductors treated him well before releasing him earlier this week.

He explains that he was allowed to open his face while others were blind folded.

“I was properly taken care of by the kidnappers. I ate three square meals daily, my drugs were administered to me appropriately by the boys,” he said.

The chief said they even asked other kidnapped victims with him to start paying allegiance to him as the only person that was untouchable in the camp.

He said before they started treating him well, they argued between themselves from his house but on getting to the camp they resolved their issue.

However, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Asinim Butswat, said there was no details of the release.

Former President Jonathan had told the police that he would not yield to the demand for ransom. While he and wife, Patience paid the chief a visit after his release. 

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