Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has lost property running into millions of naira as his Abuja residence was burgled allegedly by policemen detailed to guard the premises.

The said policemen, an inspector and two sergeants, were said to have conducted a systematic looting of property in the premises located at Gwarimpa Estate over a period of time.

A spokesperson to the ex – president is said to have confirmed the incident, adding that the officers, who stripped the house bare had been selling the items, some of which were customized, to traders in a popular second-hand market in the Federal Capital Territory.He disclosed that the policemen have been arrested and detained.

Jonathan is said to have occupied the property in his capacity as Vice President under Umar Musa Yar’Adua for about a year after which he moved to Aso-Rock as Acting President following the death of his principal in 2010.

Some of the items found to have been pilfered by the officers include:

  1. 20 bags of traditional attires and bowler hats of the Niger Delta region.
  1. About 10 bags of Niger Delta- styled women attires.
  1. About five bags of customized suits.
  1. Bundles of Ankara materials.
  1. About 10 sets of northern Nigeria- styled three piece apparel.
  1. Bag containing clothes with the Peoples Democratic Party logo.

 

Other property stolen and sold by the officers were:-

  1. 36 Plasma television sets
  1. About 25 refrigerators
  1. Several air conditioning units
  1. Two sets of sitting room chairs
  1. Five sets of furniture.

The Federal Capital Police Command in a statement, said investigations into the case have commenced to ascertain what actually happened, adding that if found guilty, the accused policemen would face trial which might lead to their dismissal from the service.

“The policemen who were supposed to be on guard duty at the house have been detained for questioning. Investigations to find out what actually happened are in progress;” the statement by police spokesperson, Aujuguri Manzah said.