By Ismaila Chafe
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed the State House in Abuja to his hometown in Daura, Katsina for his Sallah/Eid-el-Kabir break.
The President’s plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina at 5.15 pm, and he was received by Governor Aminu Bello Masari and other senior state government officials.
On arrival in Daura, the President was received by the Emir, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, members of the Emirate Council and other District Heads.
After the celebration, the President, who is home with members of his family, will return to Abuja on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Before he left for Daura, the President joined hundreds of Muslim faithful in performing the two-raka’at Friday prayer at the Aso Rock Mosque.
He received a briefing from security chiefs on Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Kuje Custodial Centre.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said heads of security agencies briefed the president on what actually happened in Kuje and the way forward.
He quoted the president as directing the Armed Forces and other security agencies to take the necessary action towards ensuring that such incidents do not happen again.
Dingyadi said: “The President was deeply concerned about these developments, and he initiated today’s meeting, to enable security agencies, service chiefs, and the Inspector General of police, to brief the Council on what actually happened and the way forward.
“The Service Chiefs have been given very clear directives to ensure that adequate measures are taken not only to investigate what happened, but also to take steps to forestall the occurrence of such incidents.
“We had a very successful meeting and the meeting has agreed to take proactive measures that will ensure that a repeat of what happened these few days will not be witnessed anymore.”
“The President is surprised that what happened in Kuje actually took place, in spite of all the security arrangements that have been made to ensure that such an incident does not happen.
“We are assuring the nation and Nigerians in general, that arrangements have been made to ensure that full investigations are carried out and to ensure that a repeat of the incident will not occur.
“We call on Nigerians to continue to support the federal government in the effort to ensure that we fight criminalities to finish and to ensure that this country is brought back to normalcy in a more secure and a more peaceful atmosphere,” he said.
According to him, the government and its security agencies are committed to ensuring that there is peace and tranquillity as Nigeria moves towards the 2023 general election.
NAN