By Sadiq Umar – The Presidency has dispelled insinuation of security breach at the State House, even as it reassured Nigerians and foreigners of the safety of the seat of power in the country.
The clarification came amidst fears arising from the incident of gun shots at the Presidential Villa, Wednesday, in which two persons sustained injuries.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said in a statement Thursday that the gun shot was an accidental discharged from service pistol of a security official that visited the State House.
The statement read, “following an incident involving the accidental gun discharge in the State House on Wednesday, the Presidency wishes to reassure all Nigerians and foreigners of the safety of the seat of power in the country.
“According to the reports received so far, the security official involved is not attached to the State House. Rather, he came on invitation as a witness in an ongoing investigation and was required, as is the rule, to surrender his weapon at the gates before entry.
“It was in the process of conducting the normal safety precaution as professionally required that the pistol accidentally fired.
“Unfortunately, the security operative and the lady by his side, a caterer in the State House, were hit by a pellet of the bullet. Both of them were attended to at the clinic and discharged,” the statement added.
