The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that a robbery attack did occur in the Presidential Villa, Aso-Rock, Abuja.
In a statement on Monday night, Presidential Aide, Garba Shehu disclosed that the attack occurred around 3 a.m. Confirming the attack via a statement on twitter, Shehu wrote;
“The Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has confirmed that there “was a foolish attempt” to burgle his residence at 3:00am this morning but it turned out to be unsuccessful.”
Currently, no information has been released on the culprits or if any arrest was made. POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that the home of Mr Gambari and another Presidential aide, Maikano were burgled by the thieves.
This development is coming at a time that the country is struggling to overcome serious security challenges.
