Kuje Prison Attack: Buhari Gives Directive To Service Chiefs, Security Heads

President Muhammadu Buhari has again asked the security apparatus of the country to rise up to the occasion and eliminate all security threats across the country.

The Nigerian leader said this while speaking to newsmen on Saturday after he joined other Muslim faithful to observe the Eid prayers in his home town of Daura, Katsina State.

The president, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, also said increased disclosure of unusual activities would expose bandits and terrorists.

He said all those that had unleashed mayhem on innocent citizens should reflect on their atrocities, knowing that they soiled their own name and that of their families.

“We are praying that the rainy season would be good for the production of the food we eat in the country.

“Look at when we closed the borders for about two years, a lot of people went back to the farms and they have not regretted that decision. Now, we are feeding ourselves and exporting rice,” he said.

Meanwhile, the President made it a Sallah to remember for some of the residents of Daura his home town as they excitedly lined the streets to cheer him as he made his way back to his residence.

After the prayers, the President decided to trek back to his residence from the Eid grounds and many of the townspeople lined the streets to cheer him as he walked.

Though surrounded by a large team of security operatives for protection and safety, Buhari as he walked along the streets acknowledged the shouts and cheers from residents of his home town.

While some just shouted in admiration, others were heard saying ‘sai baba.’

Sharing the video on his Twitter account, a former aide to the Nigerian leader, Bashir Ahmad wrote: “President @MBuhari prayed Eid al-Adha in his hometown, Daura and trekked back to his residence from the Eid Ground.”