The presidency has reacted to the shooting which reportedly occurred at the presidential villa in the early hours of Saturday June 13.
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari described the incident as a "minor occurrence" which is being used by some critics to justify attacks on the government and the Nigerian leader.
He stated that the recent incident among the occupants of the State House has led to the arrest of some staff by the police.
The presidential spokesperson noted that the President has acted in compliance with the rule of law by authorizing that proper investigation be carried out into the unfortunate incident which occurred outside the main residence of the President.
