The Presidency has confirmed that armed robbers attacked the residences of Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and that of Administrative Officer, Abubakar Maikano, on the premises of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu said that Prof. Gambari had confirmed that “there was a foolish attempt to burgle his residence at 3:00am this morning (Monday, May 10, 2021) but it turned out to be unsuccessful.”
Shehu added that Prof. Gambari, whose house is on a street next to the Villa, had assured well wishers that there was nothing to worry about from the incident.
“The Chief of Staff, Prof. 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 said.
The incident on Sunday prompted Gambari and Abubakar Maikano, the chief of staff and admin officer, to abandon their residences, sources said.
“Their houses were robbed and the robbers packed money and other valuable assets from both houses.
“The robbers took away as much as possible from both places. What is more unfortunate is that no one has been arrested,” the source said.