By Ademola Adeleye
In an unusual move since his presidency, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has met with family members of the victims of the last Kano explosion.
The explosion according to eyewitnesses and available evidence was caused by a lone male suicide bomber, a claim the police has vehemently denied.
The president, who is in Kano for the Nigerian AirForce Week event, met with the family members of the nine deceased persons at the palace of the Emir of Kano.
Buhari commiserated with the families, the Emir and the government of Kano state on the unfortunate incident, which the police have said was caused by a gas/chemical explosion.
The unusual kind gesture from the president has raised some concerns in some quarters as the president is not known to commiserate with Nigerians by visiting them no matter the scale of the disaster.
Speaking earlier, the governor of Kano said the government has given N9million as compensation to the family of the deceased persons while N2million was given to 10 persons seriously injured and N1million was given to those with minor injuries.
The governor also said a business centre, African Centre, affected by the explosion was given N2million while Winners Academy, which students suffered injuries from the explosion and the its glasses shattered got N1million.
On his part, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, thanked the president for his gesture, saying the people of Kano are not surprised by the president’s visit because he (Buhari) has always identified with the masses.
He prayed that credible leaders will emerge for Nigeria during the forthcoming General Election.
