By Ayo Kehinde
Buhari with Governor Zulum to his left and other government officials and in pics 2, with Commanders on Lafia Doyle, fighting the terrorists in the northeast
From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he had gone to attend the African Heads of State meeting and later led his delegation to observed a minute silence for Nigerians recently killed by Boko-Haram in Borno State, President Muhammadu Buhari jetted on Wednesday from the North African country to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital for a sympathy visit over recent terrorist attack.
The Boko Haram terrorists had carried out the attack at Auno village in Konduga Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night, leaving several persons dead, all of whom were stranded passengers, their vehicles destroyed as well as houses and properties worth millions of Naira.
Buhari with the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba and elders of the state in the second picture.
Buhari was at the Africa Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when the attack happened.
Governor Babagana Zulum and other government officials received Buhari on his arrival in the state at about 11 a:m.
In his entourage were the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno; Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, as well as other officials.
NAN quoted him as telling the people of the state to share information and cooperate to root out the menace of terrorism posed by Boko Haram
He said, “Boko Haram or whatever they are cannot come to Maiduguri or its environs without the local leadership knowing, the local leadership is in charge of security in their own respective areas.
“With my understanding of our culture, I wonder how Boko Haram survives up to this end.
“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I campaigned in 2015 and last year on three fundamental issues which include security as you cannot preside over an institution or a country if it is not secured.
“We are working for you in this country; as Commander-in-Chief, I am dealing with the security institutions and I believe there is an improvement in security.
“I urge the people of the state to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies; let us deny Boko Haram access to our loyal citizens and encourage displaced people to go back to their land.”
