Concerns over the controversial detention of 15 domestic workers by former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, have intensified, following her secretive meeting with top officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Bayelsa State.
The workers have been imprisoned for nearly six years without trial.
According to a source close to the situation who spoke with SaharaReporters, Patience Jonathan was seen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday, shortly after reports emerged regarding the harsh conditions faced by the detained workers at Okaka Correctional Centre.
The source added that Jonathan invited the controller of prisons for the Bayelsa Command and the assistant controller in charge of the Okaka Correctional Centre to a meeting at her hotel, Aridolf Resort. The meeting reportedly lasted until around 5 pm on Friday.
