President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the nation’s condolences to the family of the five-year-old school girl Hanifa Abubakar whose body was discovered in a shallow grave in Kano after almost two months of fruitless search.
Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja.
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He prayed for the repose of the soul of the little school girl and urged her parents to bear the sad loss with courage and fortitude in God.
He commended the police and the secret service in unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance of Hanifa, particularly for the arrest of her teacher and his other accomplices suspected of the child’s kidnap and murder.
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“The family and the whole nation which followed up on Hanifa’s travail every day since her disappearance in December 2021 were hoping for the girl to have been rescued alive and well.
” The very thorough and painstaking detective operation by the law enforcement bodies, leading to the discovery of the corpse and the arrest of the suspects who have already made confessions was commendable and achievement that should instill more public confidence in the authorities
“When breakthroughs like this happen, people will talk differently of law enforcement,”the President said.
The President urged the Police and Ministry of Justice to uphold the integrity of the detective work that busted the case by preparing well and presenting a good case that will earn the respect of the court.
