Usman Shugaba, aide-de-camp (ADC) to First Lady, Aisha Buhari has been restored to his post after he was absolved of any complicity by an investigative panel which was drawn from the Security Council.
Also, other security aides of the First Lady have been returned to the Presidential Villa.
There had been issues in the last two weeks over a minor family misunderstanding between the First Lady and an aide to the President over compliance with COVID-19 guidelines.
The family challenge led to shooting at the Villa, the withdrawal and detention of the First Lady’s ADC and other security details.
The President also directed that the incident be investigated.
It was learnt that a team, comprising Security Council members, probed the case last Monday.
As at Saturday, the panel had cleared the ADC.
“The First Lady has got all her staff back because the investigative panel discovered the ADC did not fire a shot in the Villa,” a source said. “It was discovered that the ADC was not even at the scene of the incident and he was not armed on the said day.
“The panel was also able to establish that there were no armed policemen at that moment. There were only issues about compliance with COVID-19 guidelines.”
