President Buhari expresses solidarity with Burkina Faso over terrorist attack
The president stated this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday.
Shehu said Buhari was speaking on the
attack carried out on Tuesday in Arbinda, northern part of the country
where 35 people were killed by terrorists.
The President said ”the slaying of 31 women among the innocent victims was cowardly and remains condemned by reasonable opinion all over the world”.
He recalled his meeting last weekend
with the country’s President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore on the
sidelines of the ECOWAS meeting, where thet agreed to hold a summit in
2020 to discuss the issues of security and economy.
“I look forward to that meeting. As we have
done all the time, we will stand with our brothers and sisters in West
Africa in all situations,” he said.
Buhari commended the Burkinabe troops for repelling the deadly attack and prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed.
President Buhari expresses solidarity with Burkina Faso over terrorist attack
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