President Muhammadu Buhari has assured President Roch Marc Kabore and the
people of Burkina Faso of Nigeria’s solidarity and support as they grapple
with the aftermath of Friday night’s terrorist attack on Ouagadougou.
In a telephone call to President Kabore on Saturday, President Buhari
expressed shock at the attack on the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou in
which 26 persons were reportedly killed and a further 56 injured.
“Accept my sympathy over what happened in your country. I am however glad
to hear that your forces have rallied, and things are now under control,”
President Buhari told President Kabore.
He assured him that Nigeria will continue to work with Burkina Faso,
other members of the Economic Community of West African States, the
African Union and other peace-loving nations of the world to overcome the
scourge of international terrorism.