The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has revealed that Boko Haram killed many innocent citizens in Maiduguri because of the proposed visit of his principal to Borno State.
Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday night, Adesina opines that Boko Haram attacked the Maiduguri International Airport last week to scare off Buhari, who was to visit the state.
The presidential aide said despite the attack and killings, Buhari still went ahead with the visit.
He said, “It was a sort of scaremongering. They wanted to frighten the president away. But they have forgotten that this president is a retired general.
“They’ve forgotten that he is a man who can stand on his own. They thought they could succeed in getting the president to cancel that visit.
“That was why they did what they did. But you see way the president still went ahead with the visit and from all indications it was a very successful visit.
“It is sad that some people lost their lives in that attack. But it shows you the cowardly nature of those behind those attacks,” Adesina added
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