Presidency denies conveying Asari-Dokubo with private jet

he 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. (NAN)