PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE SECURITY INCIDENT IN THE STATE HOUSE ON THURSDAY

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The Presidency wishes to acknowledge concerns expressed by several members of the public regarding the recent incident among the occupants of the State House which escalation led to the arrest of some staff by the police.

This is to assure all and everyone that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, is not, and was not at anytime in any form of danger arising, either from deadly infections or the reported incident by security personnel which is currently under investigation.

This particular incident happened outside the main residence of the President.

READ ALSO  The Nigerian Army corporal serving with 152 Battalion, Kila Jima allegedly committed suicide at a border town of Banki in Borno. According to a security source in Maiduguri, the state capital, the deceased shot himself in the head at the weekend. Confirming the incident Tuesday in an interview in Maiduguri, Jima’s colleague of 212 Battalion, Maiduguri disclosed: “He must have ended his life as a result of probable depression. “We found his body lying beside a gun with severe bullet wounds on his head.” On how the suicide was allegedly committed, he said: “Cprl. Jima last Saturday carried his personal rifle and shot himself in the head.” He noted that the deceased was said to have indicated signs of depression before he eventually took his life. According to him, “He was among troops fighting insurgency and had overstayed in the theatre of war of Operation Lafiya Dole in northeast,” stating that the deceased indicated lack of interest to continue to fight, because of prolonged depression. The Army authorities are yet to confirm or comment on the incident as of yesterday in Maiduguri.

Armed guards and other security personnel assigned to the State House receive the necessary training of especially weapons handling and where they come short, their relevant agencies have their rules and regulations to immediately address them.

Having authorized the proper investigation to be carried out into this unfortunate incident by the Police, the President has acted in compliance with the rule of law.

That a minor occurrence is being used by some critics to justify attacks on the government and the person of President Muhammadu Buhari beggars belief.

In this particular instance, the President says the law should be allowed to take its course.

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