Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on
Friday joined President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja, for the Jumat prayers.
That was the first time the former vice
president would be seen publicly inside the Presidential Villa since
Buhari took over from former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was driven into the forecourt of the
villa through the Service Chiefs’ Gate from where he trekked into the
mosque located at the back of the President’s office for the service.
Although he met with Buhari during the prayers, there was no formal meeting between the two leaders before or after the service.
He did not speak with journalists at the end of the service.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, also joined Muslim faithful for the prayer.
Buhari had, shortly after relocating to
the Presidential Villa, stopped taking part in the Friday prayers inside
the National Mosque located in the Central Business District of the
Federal Capital Territory.
The Presidency had issued a statement
explaining that the President resolved to be holding the Friday prayers
inside the seat of power to reduce the difficulties always encountered
by residents whenever he needs to pray at the National Mosque because of
the restrictions always placed on their movements.
Since then, the population of those joining the President for the prayers inside the Presidential Villa had been increasing.
These
four-men syndicate of self-acclaimed soldiers, John Izunwanne, 25, John
Otu, 23, Richard Acha, 22 and Simon Anthony, 39, arrested at Idi-Araba,
Agege and Mile 2 areas of Lagos State, were Tuesday, paraded by Fatai
Owoseni, the state Commissioner of Police. - See more at:
http://www.naijaurban.com/faces-of-four-fake-soldiers-arrested-in-lagos/#sthash.pxyt7GbR.dpuf
These
four-men syndicate of self-acclaimed soldiers, John Izunwanne, 25, John
Otu, 23, Richard Acha, 22 and Simon Anthony, 39, arrested at Idi-Araba,
Agege and Mile 2 areas of Lagos State, were Tuesday, paraded by Fatai
Owoseni, the state Commissioner of Police. - See more at:
http://www.naijaurban.com/faces-of-four-fake-soldiers-arrested-in-lagos/#sthash.pxyt7GbR.dpuf
These
four-men syndicate of self-acclaimed soldiers, John Izunwanne, 25, John
Otu, 23, Richard Acha, 22 and Simon Anthony, 39, arrested at Idi-Araba,
Agege and Mile 2 areas of Lagos State, were Tuesday, paraded by Fatai
Owoseni, the state Commissioner of Police. - See more at:
http://www.naijaurban.com/faces-of-four-fake-soldiers-arrested-in-lagos/#sthash.pxyt7GbR.dpuf
These
four-men syndicate of self-acclaimed soldiers, John Izunwanne, 25, John
Otu, 23, Richard Acha, 22 and Simon Anthony, 39, arrested at Idi-Araba,
Agege and Mile 2 areas of Lagos State, were Tuesday, paraded by Fatai
Owoseni, the state Commissioner of Police. - See more at:
http://www.naijaurban.com/faces-of-four-fake-soldiers-arrested-in-lagos/#sthash.pxyt7GbR.dpuf
