Accidental discharge: Villa is safe, says Presidency

The Presidency, on Thursday, declared that despite an incident involving an accidental discharge, the Villa is safe.
A statement by Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, says: “According to reports received so far, the security official involved in this incident is not attached to the State House. Rather, he came on invitation as a witness in an ongoing investigation and was required, as is the rule, to surrender his weapon at the gates before entry.
“Investigation revealed that the operative conducted the normal safety precaution as professionally required when the pistol accidentally fired. The lady by his side, a caterer, was hit by a pellet of the bullet. Both of them were attended to at the clinic and discharged”.