{"id":24868,"date":"2014-03-30T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=24868"},"modified":"2014-03-30T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T14:44:48","slug":"no-attack-on-the-presidential-villa-says-abati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/no-attack-on-the-presidential-villa-says-abati\/","title":{"rendered":"No attack on the presidential villa says Abati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Presidential spokesman,\u00a0 Reuben Abati, today in Abuja said there was no armed attack on the presidential villa.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to him the spate of gunfire heard sround the villa, was as result of attempted jail break by some Boko Haram insurgents held at the office of Department of State Security within the precinct of the villa<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Residents of the Asokoro Abuja area early Sunday morning woke up to the sound of heavy gunfire around the villa, fueling speculation that Aso Rock was under attack.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Abati, a gunfight ensued ehen some indurgents who tried to escape engaged operatives in a shootout.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pointblanknews.com learnt that trouble started when\u00a0 one of the detainees disarmed and shot the operative who came to give him breakfast.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He was said to have shot his way into the cells of his comrades and set his comrades free.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While they were being overpowered,\u00a0 military helicopters combed the area.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was gathered that 18 insurgents were killed, 20 re arrested,\u00a0 two rifles recovered and two operatives injured.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential spokesman,\u00a0 Reuben Abati, today in Abuja said there was no armed attack on the presidential villa. 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