Obasanjo visits wounded son in hospital

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo visited his wounded son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo yesterday at the 3rd Amoured Division Medical Centre, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba Barracks in the Jos, Plateau State.

The Colonel was last week injured during a gun battle with Boko Haram in Adamawa State.

 The former president flew in amidst heavy security along the Airport Road that leads into Jos. He was received by the deputy governor of Plateau State, Ambassador Ignatius Longjan, and Gbong Gwom Jos His Majesty Da Jacob Gyang Buba and other security chiefs, including the commander of the Special Task Force on Jos crisis, Major General David Eniete, the commissioner of police and the director of SSS.

According to a an anonymous source, the younger Obasanjo was at the 3rd Amoured Division Medical Centre, while other sources close to the family said that the injured officer may have already been treated and discharged and may simply be waiting in Jos to re-join his colleagues in the battle against insurgents in the north-east axis.

The former president reportedly left his guest house at exactly 7:09pm back to the Yakubu Gowon Airport after holding a meeting with his son, security chiefs, Gbong Gwom Jos and deputy governor Longjan.