President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the freed 23 passengers of the March 28, 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) hospital in Kaduna.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement that Buhari made an impromptu visit to the hospital to see the victims of the train attack after commissioning cadets of the 69 Regular Course (Army, Navy and Air Force) of the NDA, in Afaka, Kaduna State.
He said before boarding NAF 001 back to Abuja from the Kaduna International Airport, the president detoured to the hospital, where he also thanked the Nigerian military for their brave services in securing the safe release of the hostages from Boko Haram terrorists.
Members of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee, led by Maj.-Gen. Usman Abdulkadir (rtd), who facilitated the release of the hostages, were present at the hospital.
Others are Maj.-Gen Adamu Jalingo (rtd), Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Saad (rtd), Dr. Murtala Ahmed Rufai, Ibrahim Abdulllahi, Amb. Ahmed Magaji and Prof Yusuf Usman, Secretary.
Shehu said the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. LEO Irabor, had earlier introduced the committee members and briefed the president.
