President Muhammadu Buhari has visited the Kuje Correctional Centre, the scene of a brazen attack by terrorists on Tuesday night leading to the release of dangerous criminals including Boko Haram inmates.
The president, on Wednesday, diverted his helicopter to Kuje town along the road to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport where he was scheduled to take off to Senegal for a summit.
He did an on-the-spot assessment and was briefed on the raid by the Correctional facility’s officials.
Meanwhile, 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 was 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); Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; Director-General, Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha; and the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan.
Buhari is expected back in the country at the end of the Summit on Thursday, July 7.