President Muhammadu Buhari took time off today, to visit, in Berlin, German, a serving Nigeria soldier, Brigadier General Mohammed Sani Aliyu, who was flown to that country for medical attention after a ghastly auto crash in Nigeria.
Brigadier-General Mohammed Sani, who is the Acting Commander of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos miraculously survived the accident in the course of a duty tour in the North-East.
His colleague, Major-General Yusha’u Abubakar, head of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Army, who was in the same vehicle with Mohammed, died in the crash which occurred on Maiduguri-Damaturu road.
A statement by the senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said that President Buhari was accompanied by the Governors of Borno and Imo, the National Security Adviser, NSA, the Minister of Interior and that of Foreign Affairs.
He quoted the President as congratulating General Mohammed for the progress he has made in his treatment in the last six months in hospital.
The President and his delegation wished him a quick recovery and an early return to his family and duties in Nigeria. He gave a further assurance that his administration will continue to accord priority to the health and wellbeing of service personnel.
Doctors in the hospital told Buhari that General Mohammed could barely move his head when he was stretchered into the hospital, with the rest of the body torn and broken in many parts.
They said that now, he can move around with very little assistance.
The recuperating General thanked the President for his visit, saying his spirit to serve Nigeria remains unbroken. [myad]
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