BREAKING NEWS: Heavy Gun Battle Around Presidential Villa & SSS Headquarters in Abuja
In the past one hour heavy gunfire exchanges around Nigeria’s presidential Villa and the headquarters of the Department of State Services in the Asokoro District of Abuja, have been reported by security sources and residents of the area.
Aso Drive residents who are close to the headquarters of the State Security Service which is adjacent to one of the remote gates of the presidential villa said the gunshots were either coming out of the SSS headquarters or the presidential villa.
Though according to Premium Times' report, the 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.
In the report 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.”
It is however not clear how detainees, held in the highly fortified complex, got guns with which they shot at soldiers and SSS operatives for over an hour.
It is also not known whether there were casualties in the attack. Military helicopters have now been deployed and are now hovering around the area.
UPDATE : Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai who is also a resident of Aso Drive in Asokoro close to where the SSS headquarters is located, just posted the below comment on his Facebook page:
"IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD: Exchange of gunfire still going on with helicopter gunship hovering over the Aso Drive neighbourhood of Maitama adjoining the SSS Headquarters.
Whatever this is, it appears more serious than an attempted jailbreak claimed by the SSS.
May God Protect the innocent and destroy the murderers, kidnappers and planners of genocide, Amen."
Aso Drive residents who are close to the headquarters of the State Security Service which is adjacent to one of the remote gates of the presidential villa said the gunshots were either coming out of the SSS headquarters or the presidential villa.
Though according to Premium Times' report, the 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.
In the report 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.”
It is however not clear how detainees, held in the highly fortified complex, got guns with which they shot at soldiers and SSS operatives for over an hour.
It is also not known whether there were casualties in the attack. Military helicopters have now been deployed and are now hovering around the area.
UPDATE : Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai who is also a resident of Aso Drive in Asokoro close to where the SSS headquarters is located, just posted the below comment on his Facebook page:
"IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD: Exchange of gunfire still going on with helicopter gunship hovering over the Aso Drive neighbourhood of Maitama adjoining the SSS Headquarters.
Whatever this is, it appears more serious than an attempted jailbreak claimed by the SSS.
May God Protect the innocent and destroy the murderers, kidnappers and planners of genocide, Amen."
BREAKING NEWS: Heavy Gun Battle Around Presidential Villa & SSS Headquarters in Abuja
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