The residents in Abuja this morning complained about hearing loads of gun shots, and this got the whole nation worried. Some people even started a rumor that Aso rock(the presidential villa) was under attack , but the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Reuben Abati quickly debunked the news and explained that it was only an attempted jailbreak. Marilyn Ogar the spokesman for DSS has released an officially report explaining the event in full…
At 0715 hours, the Service suspect handler went to the detention facility within the Headquarters to feed the suspects. One of the suspects attempted to disarm him by hitting him at the back of his head with his handcuff. His attempt to escape drew the attention of other guards at the facility who fired some shots to warn and deter others.
The gun shots attracted the attention of the military with whom we have an understanding of mutual assistance in the event of any threat. The Army immediately deployed a team to reinforce our perimeter guards to forestall any external collaborators.
The situation has since been brought under control. Further details will be communicated