The presidency has admitted that there was an incident involving an accidental discharge of bullet from the pistol of a security officer which injured a staff of the Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In a statement today, Thursday, the senior special assistant to [resident Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said that the security official involved in this incident is not attached to the State House.
He said that the reports received so far showed that the security man involved “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.
“Investigation revealed that the operative conducted the normal safety precaution as professionally required when the pistol accidentally fired.
“The lady by his side, a caterer, was hit by a pellet of the bullet. Both of them were attended to at the clinic and discharged.”
The Presidency reassured Nigerians and foreigners that despite the incidence, the seat of power in the country is safe and that there is no cause for panic. [myad]
