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Buhari Visits His Cows In Daura After Refusing To Visit School Of Kidnapped Students In Kankara [Video]

President Muhammadu Buhari has visited his cows in Daura, Katsina State, barely hours after refusing to visit Government Boys Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of the state, were 600 students were kidnapped over the weekend.

KanyiDaily had reported how dozens of GSSS boarding students were abducted by bandits on Friday night, December 11, 2020, less than 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Katsina for a week long private visit.

President Buhari, who is currently in Daura, had rejected calls to visit the school in Kankara, instead sent a delegation from Abuja to visit the school and sympathise with the families of the victims on Sunday.

It should be noted that Kankara is about 190km (a two and half hours drive) by road from Daura while Abuja is some 384km away.

In a video posted on social media by Sahara Reporters, President Buhari is seen with his aides touring his cow ranch in Daura on Monday afternoon.

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Watch the video below:

President Buhari has faced constant criticism over his failure to show empathy repeatedly during a time of grief for Nigerians.

KanyiDaily recalls that two weeks ago, Buhari rejected similar calls to visit Zabarmari, the community that witnessed the massacre of 43 rice farmers by members of Boko Haram sect.

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Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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