The presidency has broken its silence on the alleged shooting at the presidential villa involving security officers attached to Aisha Buhari, the first lady.
On Friday, the security officers were reported to have
confronted Sabiu Yusuf, personal assistant of the president, on the order of
the first lady.
The security aides of the first lady were later arrested and
detained by the police.
The first lady had asked Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general
of police (IGP), to release her aides.
The presidency initially did not react to the incident which
elicited wild rumours and speculations.
But in a statement on Sunday, Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, said the president has ordered an investigation into the incident.
”The Presidency wishes to acknowledge concerns expressed by
several members of the public regarding the recent incident among the occupants
of the State House which escalation led to the arrest of some staff by the
police,” he said.
”This is to assure all and everyone that the President and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, is not, and was not
at anytime in any form of danger arising, either from deadly infections or the
reported incident by security personnel which is currently under investigation.
”This particular incident happened outside the main
residence of the President. Armed guards and other security personnel assigned
to the State House receive the necessary training of especially weapons
handling and where they come short, their relevant agencies have their rules
and regulations to immediately address them.
”Having authorized the proper investigation to be carried
out into this unfortunate incident by the Police, the President has acted in
compliance with the rule of law.
”That a minor occurrence is being used by some critics to
justify attacks on the government and the person of President Muhammadu Buhari
beggars belief. In this particular instance, the President says the law should
be allowed to take its course.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com