A former Head of State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, has described the attack on his convoy in Kaduna, Kaduna State on Wednesday as an attempt to assassinate him.
Buhari, in a statement, said the attack was clearly targeted at him.
In the attack in the Kawo area of Kaduna in Kaduna State, three of Buhari’s aides were injured while several persons were killed.
Buhari said in the statement he personally signed: “I was personally involved in a clearly targeted bomb attack today along Ali AkiluRoad, Kawo Kaduna at about 2:30pm on my way to Daura.
“The unfortunate event, clearly an assassination attempt, came from a fast moving vehicle that made many attempts to overtake my security car but was blocked by my escort vehicle. We reached the market area of Kawo where he took advantage of our slowing down and attempted to ram my car and instantly detonated the bomb which destroyed all the three cars in our convoy.
“Unfortunately, when I came out of my vehicle I saw many dead bodies littered around. They were innocent people going about their daily business who became victims of mass murder
“Thank God for His mercy, I came out unhurt but with three of my security staff sustaining minor injuries – they have since been treated in hospital and discharged.”
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