23-Year Old Nigerian Man Apprehended After Jumping White House Fence

The White House was placed in temporary lock-down on Wednesday after a 23-year-old Nigerian man identified as Dominic Adesanya jumped over the fence before being quickly apprehended by Secret Service agents and dogs. Video of the incident taken by TV news cameras shows a man in white shorts just inside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. The footage shows the man lifting his shirt as if to show agents that he has no weapons.
The man is then seen kicking and then evidently punching at least one Secret Service dog that was released on him before he is surrounded by agents.

The Department of Homeland Security released the following statement on the incident:

“At approximately 7.16pm an individual climbed the north fenceline of the White House. The individual was immediately taken into custody on the north lawn of the White House by Secret Service uniformed division K-9 teams and uniformed division officers. 

The subject has been identified as Dominic Adesanya, 23 years old, Bel Air [Maryland]. Charges are pending. Adesanya was unarmed at the time of his arrest.”

The statement also revealed that two security dogs were injured during the incident, and have been taken to a veterinarian.

It appears that Adesanya is anti-Obama. His last Instagram post on Tuesday reportedly showed an “I Voted sticker” captioned ‘Voted for this B #ImpeachObama.’



Credits: The Guardian/Instagram/Fox News