Gun fire exchange rocks presidential villa, SSS quarters

Gun fire exchange rocks presidential villa, SSS quarters

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Heavy gunfire exchanges rocks the vicinity of
Nigeria’s presidential palace and the headquarters
of the Department of State Services in the Asokoro
District of  Abuja as reported by Premium Times in
the past one hour.
According to the reports, residents of the nearby
Aso Drive Area said the gunshots were either
coming out of the SSS headquarters or the
presidential villa.
One of the resident said, “We don’t know what’s
going on here. Heavy gunfire has been coming from
the direction of the villa. The entire area has been
barricaded. SSS operatives are scampering out of
their headquarters as the gunshots get louder.
“Soldiers are now heading in the direction of the
SSS headquarters with Armoured Personnel
Carriers. Those of us living around here have been
asked to stay indoors and not venture out.”
Reacting to the incidence, spokesperson of the SSS,
Marilyn Ogar, said the gunshots were triggered by
attempted jailbreak at the Service’s headquarters by
suspected members of the extremist Boko Haram
sect.
She said, “What happened was that the suspects’
handlers went to feed the detainees here but
suddenly they attacked him with their handcuffs,
disarmed him and started shooting.
“The military was quickly called in before they could
do any harm and that is responsible for the
shootings you heard.
“It was an attempted jailbreak but it has been
brought under control.”