The Presidency, has confirmed that indeed there was an armed robbery at Aso Villa but it was unsuccessful.
The statement was issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.
According to GarbaShehu@GarShehu, “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.”
Curiously, there were initially denials from the Presidency before the official statement was issued by Mr Garba Shehu:
