He was seen off at Umar Musa Yar’adua Airport by Governor Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari in company of his Deputy Quantity Surveyor Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, the state APC chairman, Alhaji Shitu S Shitu and other government delegation.
Before departure, president Buhari took time to address military and Airforce personnel stationed at the Airport.
President Buhari remarked that there was need for them to dealt decisively with Bandits to enable them to return to their formations.
He stressed that as long as the Bandits are in Rugu Forests, they would remain at katsina Base.
The president assured that the federal government would leave no store unturned to ensure that the requisite weapons and equipment were made available to them for peace to return.
This, he said would enable farmers to go back to farms and heardsmen to rear their flocks.
Shortly after the airport formalities, the presidential jet took off at twelve minutes past eleven o’clock in the morning.
Hassan Muhammad Tukur
Government House Press Centre
Katsina
