{"id":158610,"date":"2025-04-04T22:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/patience-jonathan-should-be-in-jail-sowore-on-theft-of-n750m-jewelries"},"modified":"2025-04-05T00:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:03:52","slug":"patience-jonathan-should-be-in-jail-sowore-on-theft-of-n750m-jewelries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/patience-jonathan-should-be-in-jail-sowore-on-theft-of-n750m-jewelries","title":{"rendered":"Patience Jonathan should be in jail \u2013 Sowore on theft of N750m jewelries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore has said former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan should be in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Sowore was reacting to the imprisonment of 15 domestic staff of Mrs Jonathan for over six years.<\/p>\n<p>The 15 staff members were jailed for over six years due to alleged theft of Mrs Jonathan\u2019s jewelries reportedly worth over N750 million.<\/p>\n<p>While calling for concerted efforts to get them released, Sowore wondered how the former First Lady got the funds to purchase such jewelries.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on his Facebook page, Sowore wrote: \u201cFormer Nigerian first lady Patience Jonathan has detained 15 domestic staff members for over six years while awaiting trial for allegedly stealing N750m worth of jewelry from her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere did she she get the funds to purchase jewelry valued at N750 million?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria appears to be the only country where alleged public treasury looters have the audacity to arrest others accused of stealing a portion of the funds they themselves looted from the public treasury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must do everything to get them released from unjustified prosecution. Patience Jonathan should be the one in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore has said former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan should be in prison. Sowore was reacting to the imprisonment of 15 domestic staff of Mrs Jonathan for over six years. 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