The official residence of the Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari was on Monday attacked by daredevil gunmen.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that some online media outlets on Monday alleged the CoS residence and that of the Administrative Officer of the State House, Abubakar Maikano, were targeted by suspected armed robbers.
Confirming the report in a couple of tweets Monday evening, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba, said there was indeed an unsuccessful attempt to burgle Gambari’s house, which is located within the Villa area, a short distance away from the State House, Abuja.
According to him, the attempted attack on Gambari’s residence happened 3am on Monday.
According to Shehu; “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.
Professor Gambari, whose house is on a street next to the Villa has assured that there is nothing to worry about from the incident”.