I was target of blast, Buhari insist

      ON JULY 24, 2014 ·

Former Head of State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Bu­hari (retd) has said that yes­terday’s bomb blast at Kawo, which missed him narrowly, was an assassination attempt on his life.

In a statement person­ally signed by him and made available to newsmen in Ka­duna yesterday,  Buhari , who was the 2011 presidential candidate of the defunct Con­gress for Progressive Change (CPC), said the vehicle carry­ing the explosives made sev­eral unsuccessful attempts to overtake his security car, but was blocked by the security aides attached to him.

He said when they got to the market area in Kawo, the suicide bomber took advan­tage of the slow pace at which his (Buhari) convoy was mov­ing and attempted to ram into his car, a move that detonated the explosives, and destroyed all his three cars.

His words: “I was person­ally involved in a targeted bomb attack today at about 2:30pm on my way to Daura.

“The unfortunate event, clearly an assassination at­tempt, came from a fast mov­ing vehicle that made many at­tempts to overtake my security car, but was blocked by my escort’s vehicle.

“We reached the mar­ket area of Kawo, where he took advantage of our slow­ing down and attempted to ram into my car and instantly detonated the bomb, which destroyed all the three cars in our convoy.

“Unfortunately, when I came out of my vehicle, I saw many dead bodies littered around. They were innocent people going about their daily businesses who became vic­tims of mass murder.

“Thank God for His mercy, I came out unhurt, but with three of my security staff sus­taining minor injuries. They have since been treated and discharged,” the statement read in part.”