President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted and condemned the inhumane Kidnap and murder of five-year-old school girl Hanifa Abubakar believed to have been murdered in her school premises by her tutors under mysterious circumstances in Kano State.
Little Hanifa had gone missing since December last year, which led intelligence agencies to launch a search into her whereabouts and her body was discovered in a shallow grave in Kano, after almost two months of search by security operatives.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu, while reacting to the development, praised the efforts of the police and the secret service in unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance of Hanifa.
The president also expressed condolences with the family of the girl and prayed for the repose of the murdered girl’s soul.
The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari Friday 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 near two months of fruitless search.
“The President in the same breath has praised the work of the police and the secret service in unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance of Hanifa, and particularly for the arrest of her teacher and his other accomplices suspected of the child’s kidnap and murder.
“President Buhari said the family and the whole nation which followed up on Hanifa’s travail every day since her disappearance in December last year were hoping for the girl to have been rescued alive and well, adding however that 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, calling it an achievement that should instill more public confidence in the authorities.
“When breakthroughs like this happen, people will talk differently of law enforcement
“President Buhari 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.
“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.”