Illuminate\Database\Connection::statement PHP Method

    public function statement($query, $bindings = [])
    {
        return $this->run($query, $bindings, function ($me, $query, $bindings) {
            if ($me->pretending()) {
                return true;
            }
            $statement = $this->getPdo()->prepare($query);
            $this->bindValues($statement, $me->prepareBindings($bindings));
            return $statement->execute();
        });
    }

 /**
  * function to safely drop trigger db object
  *
  * @param  string $name
  * @return boolean
  */
 public function drop($name)
 {
     if (!$name) {
         return false;
     }
     return $this->connection->statement("\n            declare\n                e exception;\n                pragma exception_init(e,-4080);\n            begin\n                execute immediate 'drop trigger {$name}';\n            exception\n            when e then\n                null;\n            end;");
 }