JUST IN: Heavy Gunshots Rock Presidential Villa Over Row Between First Lady And Buhari's Nephew

Jun 13, 2020 7:26 PM

News has filtered in from presidential villa, Aso Rock where president Muhammadu Buhari and his family resides along with key principal officers and close friends, that a row between first Lady and nephew to Buhari, Saibu Rusfu who also doubles as his Special Assistance, over Covid-19 protocol led to gunshots inside the villa.

The incident as it was gathered, happened on Thursday night after Sabiu Yusuf returned from Lagos where he'd gone to visit his wife who put to bed. He had gone to his residence at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, just outside the Pilot gate when he was accosted by the First Lady who demanded he go on 14 days Isolation.

Yusuf in the middle

Citing COVID-19 protocols, sources familiar with the incidence further disclosed that the First Lady Aisha Buhari and three of her children, Zahra, Halima and Yusuf, accompanied by some of her security aides led by the Aide-de-Camp, Usman Shugaba on Thursday night, stormed the residence of Saibu to demand that he self-Isolates for 14 days, so as not to endanger the first family.

The ensuing altercation escalated and Saibu fearing for his life ran off and was pursued by the the security aides who fired rounds of shots in the air. Saibu ran to the residence of Mamman Daura for shelter.

THISDAY gathered that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who after receiving security report on the incident on Friday ordered the arrest of the Aide-de-camp to the first lady and all the security aides that accompanied her to Sabiu’s residence. The arrest was based on the ground that on no account should gunshots be fired around the president or within the villa and by so doing, amounted to 'security breech'

Such incidence shouldn't have happened no matter what. President Buhari must be protected and kept away from gun shots.

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