Presidency Speaks on ‘Security Incident’ in State House via thisdaylive
The presidency on Sunday broke its silence on the “security incident” that occurred at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday night, when the First Lady’s Aide-de-camp, Usman Shugaba, attempted to force President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant, Sabiu Yusuf, into self -isolation over COVID-19 fears.
An altercation that degenerated into firing of gunshots had occurred on Thursday night between the First Lady Aisha Buhari and Sabiu, who is also President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, when the wife of the President, accompanied by three of her children and some security aides led by her ADC, attempted to force Sabiu, who had returned to his residence at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, after a trip to Lagos where he had gone to meet his wife who delivered a new baby recently, to go into...
Breaking its silence on the incident, which has generated reactions from across the country, the presidency said President Buhari had directed that proper investigation be carried out by the Police, in compliance with the rule of law.
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