Buhari Departs For Senegal Hours After Escaping Terrorists’ Attack

By Uche Mbah

President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled out of the country barely hours after terrorists’ attack in Katsina and Abuja, the nation’s  capital.

The president, according to a statement from the Presidency left the country on Wednesday to Dakar, the Senegalese capital to attend a World Bank event.

Indeed, many Nigerians will not be happy that Buhari left the country amidst the serious security situation in the country, particularly the the double  terrorists attacks in his home state Katsina and Abuja, the nation’s capital in the last 24 hours.

Terrorists had attached the president’s convoy on Tuesday, leaving some security aides critically wounded.

The daring terrorists would hours later launch an attack on the Kuje Minimum Correctional Centre, freeing many inmates including Boko Haram terrorists.

The minister of Defense Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), said on Wednesday that over 60 Boko Haram terrorists have escaped from the prison.

The presidency statement reads thus:

“President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Wednesday, July 6, to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal

“An institution of the World Bank Group, IDA is deepening its support to drive a resilient recovery for countries hit by the global crises of climate and COVID -19, growing levels of insecurity and more recently, by the impact of the war in Ukraine through its historic $93 billion 20th replenishment cycle (IDA20) which goes into effect between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2025.

“At the High Level event slated for Thursday, July 7 and hosted by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, President Buhari is expected to join other African leaders in an open Dialogue on Development Challenges and priorities as well as transformational initiatives that will lead to an outcome document, the Dakar Declaration.

​”This commitment is expected to chart the way forward for the transformation of the economies of these nations in partnership with the World Bank/IDA.

“Topics slated for discussion include: Financing for Recovery and Economic Transformation in Africa; Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security; Human Capital; Digital and Technological Innovation; and Energy Transition and Climate Change.

” The President will be accompanied on the trip by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; as well as Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo.

” Others on the entourage are : the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Director- General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; Director-General, Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha; and the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan.

“President Buhari is expected back in the country at the end of the Summit on Thursday, July 7.”