Nigeria, May 10 -- The Presidency on Monday confirmed there was an attempt to burgle the residences of the President's Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari and Admin Officer, Abubakar Maikano.

In a tweet via his verified handle on Monday, the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the attempts were '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.

"The police, in a related development is searching for a suspected burglar who unsuccessfully attempted to break ...