Burial of First Lady’s mother: Police beef up security in Port Harcourt

PORT HARCOURT— SECURITY has been beefed in Port
Harcourt, Okrika, Eleme and other adjourning local
government areas in Rivers State, ahead of the funeral of the
foster mother of wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Madam
Charity Oba, which begins today with a service of songs.
The road leading to the Port Harcourt Polo club, venue of the
service of songs was being rehabilitated, yesterday, with
traffic diverted to other routes. At the Polo club, canopies
were already being erected for the service of songs.
There was heavy police presence on all roads in the area. At
the residence of the late Madam Oba, there were about two
police patrol vehicles stationed close to the building with
heavy security presence in and outside the building on King
Perekule Street, GRA, Port Harcourt.
At the old GRA residence of the First Lady, Mrs Patience
Jonathan, there was also heavy security presence. At press
time, vehicles were allowed to drive through the road from the
Port Harcourt club end.
It was a different ball game on Njemanze Road in Diobu area
of Port Harcourt, one of the roads leading to the morgue,
where the corpse of late Madam Oba was deposited as it was
closed to traffic. Policemen were seen on the road diverting
traffics to other routes in the area. One of the Police officers
told Vanguard that they were deplored to the area to ensure
there was no traffic congestion when the family comes for the
corpse of the late Madam Oba.

Via: Vanguard