President Muhammadu Buhari is on his way back to Nigeria after an 18-day sojourn in London, the United Kingdom where he had gone to attend the Global Education summit after which he continued with his scheduled medical vacation.
Armed policemen were seen Friday evening meaning strategic positions on the president’s route from the airport to the Presidential Villa.
The development was consequent upon the transmission of police messages, deploying policemen in the president’s route
A police wireless message dispatched Thursday by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers alerted Nigerians to the President’s scheduled return.
The wireless dispatch, which put the President’s expected arrival at 5 pm at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, directed all the receivers of the notice to mobilise adequately inward Abuja.
“Mr President will be arriving Abuja from his trip outside the country tomorrow (Friday), the 12/08/2021 by 1700hrs.
“Compol (Commissioner of Police) directs all Sector Commanders and DPOs to deploy adequately inward Abuja. Time in position, 1530hrs”, the communication read.
President Buhari had left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on July 26 to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025.
President Buhari also spent a few days for his medical check-up in London, a development that stoked controversy in Nigeria.
(With additional report by The Nation)
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