6th February, 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reacted to the horrific killings of 15 Nigerians in Burkina Faso, describing the incident as unwelcomed development.
A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the president has received the tragic news of the murder of a number Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Kaolak, Senegal when the buses conveying them came under gun attack in Burkina Faso.
The statement said the President expressed his condolences and prayed for the safety of the other Nigerians stranded there.
Buhari said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is constantly in touch with the Burkinabe authorities through the Nigerian embassy and is keen to know the outcome of their investigations into the killings.
“The government will make all efforts to bring back the surviving victims and the mortal remains of the deceased,” the president stated.