Buhari returns to Abuja from Saudi Arabia
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after an eight-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (lesser hajj).
On Wednesday, the Nigerian leader departed Saudi Arabia via King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi government officials, traditional and spiritual leaders from Nigeria and some senior staff of the Nigerian Embassy were at the airport to bid him farewell.
The president performed Umrah rituals amid tight security upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Mecca from Madinah on Thursday.
The president, alongside members of his entourage and some traditional and religious leaders from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, was led by a delegation from the general presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque in performing the rituals.
Mr Buhari visited some historical religious places in Madinah on Tuesday and Wednesday before he proceeded to Makkah for the Umrah. He also received updates on developments at home from some government officials, including the governors of Borno and Yobe.
While in Mecca, Mr Buhari hosted traditional and religious leaders for the Iftar dinner (breaking of fast).
(NAN)
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