There are reports that former president Goodluck Jonathan may have gone into temporary self-exile in Cote d’Ivoire.
The information of the government’s resolve to arrest Jonathan has heightened attacks on the oil and gas installations by Ijaw militants in the Niger Delta.
A source within the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed that the former president may be arrested before May 29.
According to ThisDay, the commission allegedly plans to arrest him on his arrival in Nigeria from his overseas tour on allegations of corruption and misappropriation of billions of dollars in the five years during which he was Head of State
It is alleged that the former president was reliably warned by security sources of the plan to arrest him once he stepped into the country, hence his decision to seek exile in Cote d’Ivoire.
In recent weeks, the EFCC in addition to arresting and prosecuting several public office holders who served under the Jonathan administration, arrested the former president’s cousin, Aziobola Robert, in connection to a $40 million pipeline surveillance contract.
Update: Goodluck Jonathan is not in exile. The story was debunked by Reno Omokri, his former aide. You can read the story here