Pistol discharge wounds 2 at Nigeria’s presidential mansion
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s government says two people were wounded at the entrance to the presidential mansion when a pistol accidentally discharged.
A statement from State House in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, said the pistol that went off Wednesday belonged to a security official not attached to the president who was surrendering his weapon at the gates to Aso Rock Villa, as State House is called.
It’s a sprawling compound perched on one of the hills surrounding the capital.
The statement says the security official and a female caterer were hit by “a pellet from the bullet” when the pistol discharged by accident.
It says they were treated at State House clinic and released.
The statement says: “The presidency wishes to reassure all Nigerians and foreigners of the safety of the seat of power.”
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