President Buhari says he could have been attacked by crowd at Abuja prayer ground


 

                     
MOBBED at Abuja Eid prayer ground on Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari has raised an alarm over the risk constituted to his personal security by the surging crowd who tried to gain access to him after Eid-el-Fitr prayers.
Speaking during the traditional sallah homage paid to him by residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led the Permanent Secretary, Mr. John Chukwu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, he observed that with the crowd around him, it would have been possible for a deviant with knife to harm him.
Recalling the experience of former US President, Ronald Reagan, who was once shot, he noted that no matter the effort of security agencies who he said were nearly overwhelmed, his safety was in the hands of God.
While giving a graphic account of the prayer ground incident, he said: "Today, during and immediately after the prayers, I think I was bombarded by the youth who almost overwhelmed the security, and I had to hold tight to my gown to get to my car.
"I was advised to enter the car from the ADC side and I refused. I went across trying to hold my hand to the youth who wanted to see me.
"On an occasion like this, it shows that after what happened to President Ronald Reagan of the United States, it is only God almighty that protects leaders, because in a mob like this, anybody with a sharp knife can get access and do a lot of damage.
"So, all the policemen that were deployed and soldiers since six o'clock in the morning before I came out two hours later in the rains cannot protect you. Only God protects.
"I hope God will continue to protect us."
The president thanked the FCT residents for paying homage in fulfilment of the tradition by past occupants of the Presidential Villa and urged them to convey his sallah greetings to their families back home.
 "I thank you most sincerely for fulfilling the tradition of greetings for whoever occupies this place. I thank you very much for your loyalty  to the country, as represented by our institutions and to the system.
"Please, convey my thanks and happy Sallah to all your families and relatives back, and I congratulate you on the privilege you have which is only you residents of the FCT that have the privilege to come and meet me and shake hands with me and take picture with me. Other Nigerians are envious of you if you don't know it."
In his remarks earlier, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo reminded the president of what he said during the political campaign about a country where all faiths would live together, saying that the presence of both Christians and Muslims at the homage was an indication that the president's wish had been well established.
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