Nigeria: How the Gun Battle Began - - SSS - It's Not True - Security Sources, Residents

The Department of State Services has issued a statement, claiming that the sustained gun battle around its headquarters and the vicinity of the presidential villa this morning began after a detainee disarmed an operative and tried to effect a jailbreak.

"At 0715 hours, the Service suspect handler went to the detention facility within the Headquarters to feed the suspects," the SSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said in the statement. "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.

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