Nigeria, May 10 -- The Presidency on Monday confirmed there was an attempt to burgle the residence of the President's Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari.

In a tweet via his verified handle on Monday, presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the attempt was 'unsuccessful'.

"The Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has confirmed that there 'was a foolish attempt' to burgle his residence at 3:00am this morning but it turned out to be unsuccessful.

"Professor Gambari, whose house is on a street next to the Villa has assured that there is nothing to worry about from the incident," he tweeted.

An online newspaper, People's Gazette, had reported that the homes of the Chief of Staff and that of the President's Admin Officer, Abubakar Ma...