Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said he was not physically hurt in Monday’s attack near the Presidential Lounge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.


A man, identified by a security source on Tuesday as Oweru, had sneaked up to the ex-president’s car when it stopped at the junction of the road leading out of the presidential lounge.


The ex-president’s car, which was travelling in a convoy, was waiting to join the major road connecting the old domestic terminal, MMA2 and international wing when the attacker opened one of the rear doors and allegedly charged at Obasanjo.


But speaking with THE PUNCH on the telephone, Obasanjo admitted that the strange man opened the side of the Sport Utility Vehicle where he sat but did not hit him.


The account of the former president was delivered by his Media Consultant, Mr. Adeoba Ojekunle, and a security officer, who was in Obasanjo’s convoy when the incident occurred. Ojekunle explained that security operatives had noticed the presence of the alleged attacker before Obasanjo’s arrival.


He stated that they made efforts to eject him from the presidential wing before the arrival of the former President from a foreign trip.


Ojekunle said, “Our people were already on the ground before Obasanjo’s arrival. At about 7am, security men noticed the presence of the man and tried to get him out of the place. Men of the Nigerian Air Force, who came to handle security in the place, drove the man out of the gate.


“Officers of the anti-terrorism squad were also around. The problem was that when they drove the man out of the gate, nobody knew that he went to stay by the side of the road, close to the gate.”


He added that the suspect “pursued the vehicle on the road; the convoy was already on the road, not in the premises. The man suddenly emerged from the roadside, grabbed the door of the vehicle and opened it.”


According to him, “Nobody was prepared for the sudden attack. He had not touched Baba (Obasanjo). It was not true that he hit Baba. Don’t forget that Obasanjo himself was a soldier.


“If he had hit him (Obasanjo), the man himself could have been hurt. You know there were vehicles in front of the one conveying Baba and another one at the back. So, when the man was trying to open the door, running after the vehicle, the security aides in the vehicle behind got down and overpowered him. He was subsequently handed over to the security details at the airport. Chief Obasanjo was not hurt in the attack.”


However, THE PUNCH discovered on Tuesday that the suspect had not been admitted at the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos State, as promised by the Commissioner of Police in charge of airport command, Mr. Chris Ola. During a visit by our correspondent to the hospital, it was learnt that the suspect had not been admitted to the only public neuro psychiatric hospital in the state.


The security source who gave the suspect’s name did not want to be named because of the sensitive nature of the matter. The source said the matter had been handed over to the State Security Service for further investigation.


Attempt to obtain a reaction from the SSS spokesperson, Mrs. Marilyn Ogar, failed as she neither responded to calls to her phone nor the SMS sent to her mobile.

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Shoulda!

Hello sir, i thank GOD for you

But did he spit on OBJ?

Ujujoan:

Shoulda!

Hi Ujujoan

Don't know what to say.

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i hope they dont kill this guy oooo, this one that he cant be
found in yaba , actually what the guy did was not the best

mädchen:

Hi Ujujoan

I'm fine dear, how r doing?

I petty d guyman shaa, abi no bi so?

May be the man might have been "derailed" or hacked by Obasanjo government, who knows.
Imaging a senator receiving 75M quarterly and buying a torch light for 18K in house of Rep.
He thought self liberation would end his panacea. What I strongly know is that we Nigerians are not
mistaken to be on this earth but a big mistake to be in Nigeria.

the guy would ve become famous only if he open dat door and pull a trigger

samkal:

the guy would ve become famous only if he open dat door and pull a trigger

Then if the sludge failed to pierce through Baba, we would be more convince that Baba is not man-made.

mutw:

May be the man might have been "derailed" or hacked by Obasanjo government, who knows.
Imaging a senator receiving 75M quarterly and buying a torch light for 18K in house of Rep.
He taught self liberation would end his panacea. What I strongly know is that we Nigerians are not
mistaken to be on this earth but a big mistake to be in Nigeria.

He should have shot the useless man.

He was given 8 good years to de-problem us yet he failed.

Some lunatics would come here and starting supporting the useless man. .

there were reports that he was shouting "America is watching" to Obj when he opened the car door. I wonder what he meant by that.

RICHIE BOI:

there were reports that he was shouting "America is watching" to Obj when he opened the car door. I wonder what he meant by that.

Illuminati

@Mobinga: wetin carry illuminati enter dis one again?

lajjy:

Then if the sludge failed to pierce through Baba, we would be more convince that Baba is not man-made.

Have you tried it on him b4? Try it to convince us that he is not really man-made

I hope they don't kill the man o.

let him just go and thank his lucky stars that the man did not do what he wanted. he is very lucky. and why on earth will they send the man to the psychiatry hospital. he has every right to beat up that monster. if obj thinks he is a military man, let him face the guy like a man. they will fly him to mars for treatment, mtcscewwwwwwww,

stupid man why u no hold loaded gun go?

It would have been minus one wicked old politican now Mscheewwwww you just go kill ursef for nothing!!!

y kill baba na. lol

Whilst we may all laugh at this, it shows the shocking failure of his security detail. It could have been somebody else.
Question is - where were his security team trained? and by who? It is basic procedure to lock all vehicle doors centrally once the principal is in the vehicle - even before they move off.
Having had access to OBJ more than a few times, i have always been shocked to see how incompetent his security team were; and this was whilst he was still President. One one occasion, in the UK, i actually walked past the security team, into his hotel suite, and into the dining/ lounge area, without being challenged - and they did not know who i was!

That man still stands out as the best president Nigeria ever heard.History will one day vindicate him

Don,t worry OBJ,you will meet more of this kind of hostility as you keep flying with GEJ for campaign just protect atrocities.

what makes him the best president,looting N300b for road construction, syphoning billions through power holding,illegal acquisition of millions of share in transcorp.forceful acquisition of lands for bell university and ota farm, converting state and federal government fund for presidential library,buying into oando oil through o and o oil limited,taken over some steel companies through his son company,what about arik air,where do we start.And what do you view as his credit,GSM?The policy have been drawn and was in the pipeline with rolling out 090 and other fix wireless while the second part of the policy was to roll out GSM which eventually came under his tenure. Privatization have been there,it was only his tenure that most Nigerian lucrative companies became his family and friends company.Femi Otedola father was a political associate of obj,and they took over AP Oil.Martins took billions from police equipment fund as a front man to OBJ,yet he remain the best man to receive obj from overseas trip.OBJ still have  lots of question to answer.But he has to realize that in his 500 room hotel in Ogun state,he will only sleep in one room and the rest is vanity.

Am sure this old man wouldnt be this lucky nxt time