Buhari Ignorant Of Terrorists’ Threat On His Life – El-Rufai; Expresses Dismay

By Adesina Soyooye

Here is a shocker.

President Muhammadu Buhari is so shielded from a number of happenings in the Country that he didn’t know, even when his own life was threatened by daring, brazen, terrorists.

This was disclosed by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.

A few days ago, terrorists who attacked, killed and abducted tens of passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna bound Train on March 28, in  a viral video, while flogging the abducted, promised to abduct President Buhari and El-Rufai and kill both. And, even though the news and the video clip were everywhere, El-Rufai said Mr President was unaware of it until he, El-Rufai told him. El-Rufai said the story was to be reconfirmed to the President by the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle. He said he met the President on Sunday and told him about the threat to both their lives.

El-Rufai spoke on a Radio Programme monitored by Journalists.

Governor El-Rufai: “I also heard about a video where they threatened to abduct Buhari and myself. I have been warned to be careful including my families too.

“How can we be in a country with soldiers, police and Federal Government but some terrorists will be threatening to abduct the president?

“‎If in the past those in Government think this is a joke and see it as only happening in Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger, it’s now at home and we must rise up to deal with these people.

“This is why I met with the President on Sunday and told him about these problems. I also told him about the video because up to that day he was not even aware.

“I tod him and the following day Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, also confirmed to him that he saw the video too so as to take action.

“The President assured me that he met with the service Chiefs 3-4 days before our meeting and that he gave them a clear directive to have a comprehensive military operation to deal with those people.

“We hope, God’s willing the soldiers and police that were given the directives will hasten up to finish the job. We don’t have to wait until they (terrorists) strike before we respond.

“They (soldiers) must go after them wherever they are to deal with them. The truth is we are worried about the security situation but we hope the Federal Government will do the right thing.”