A
staff of the State House, Mrs. Gladys Okpa, yesterday, escaped death by the
whiskers when a security operative’s gun accidentally went off gun at the
Presidential Villa.
The
incident happened on a day the Villa was full with ministers attending the
first meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for the year.
It
was learned that the incident occurred at about 12p.m., when a security
operative apparently from the Department of the State Services, DSS, came into
the Presidential Villa with a gun.
The
operative, whose name could not be ascertained, it was learned, was stopped by
other security men mounting sentry to adhere to a standing rule of dropping
arms with them before he would be granted entry as he approached the main
building of the Villa, leading to the Office of the Vice President and other
offices.
Sources
disclosed that it was in the process of obeying them that he mistakenly dropped
his gun that was cocked. And it went off.
It
was learned that he sustained injury in his hand, just as stray bullets hit
Mrs. Okpa, who was standing nearby.
Both
of them were immediately rushed to the Villa clinic for first aid treatment,
before they were transferred to the State House Hospital, Asokoro.
There
were fears that bullets were still lodged in Mrs. Okpa’s body. Although it
could not be ascertained whether the operative was attached to the Villa or to
a minister, unconfirmed report had it that he was not on duty.
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