Presidency confirms attempted raid on Gambari’s house

The Presidency has confirmed two attempts to burgle the Presidential Villa homes of the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, and the State House Administrative Officer (AO), Abubakar Maikano.
Presidential spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu, who confirmed the botched attempts, said some criminally-minded individuals attempted to force their way into Gambari’s residence on Sunday night.
He said the attempt on the AO’s apartment was on Thursday, last week.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity said there was an unsuccessful attempt by unknown persons to burgle Gambari’s house, which is located within the Villa area, a short distance away from the State House, Abuja.
He stated, “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.”
Shehu, in another tweet, confirmed that there was an earlier attempt, last week Thursday, by a suspected burglar to break into the home of the Administrative Officer of the State House, Abdullahi Maikano, who stays on the same street with Gambari.
The suspect, whose attempt to break into Maikano’s house was captured by was captured in a CCTV footage, is being trailed by the police.
“The police, in a related development is searching for a suspected burglar who unsuccessfully attempted to break into the house of Maikano Abdullahi on Thursday, last week. Maikano lives on the same street with the Chief of Staff, close to the Villa,” the tweet said.