Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday, paid a visa to the family of Hanifa Abubakar, the 5-year-old girl who was murdered by Tanko Abdulmalik, the proprietor of her school, Noble Kids Academy Nursery and Primary School.
The First Lady was also in Kano to commiserate with the state governor over the death of Ahmad Bamba, a notable Islamic cleric.
Speaking to newsmen at the Kano government House, Mrs Buhari reiterated her call for adequate punishment for little Hanifa’s killers.
She added that she is n the state on a private visit to condole personally with the two families.
According to her, “I am here on a private visit to commiserate with the governor of Kano and his wife; the emir of Kano and the good people of the state over the loss of Sheik Ahmad Bamba and also the innocent Hanifa Abubakar. We hope and pray that justice will be done for her.
As a mother, I have children and grandchildren already in primary school. They trust their teachers so much and so do we too. So, in a situation whereby our children are not safe in their schools, that means society has become something else. I think the punishment should be done in other to satisfy all the matters in Nigeria.”
Aisha Buhari was received on arrival by Governor of Kano State, Abdulahi Ganduje who reassured her that he will not hesitate to sign off any punishment handed down on Hanifa’s killlers.
On Tuesday, the Vice President paid a visit to the family of the 5-year-old who was fed rat poison when her abductor realised that she recognised him.
The lethal chemical killed the girl. This was after Abdulmalik collected a ransom of N100,000 negotiated from the N6 million he initially demanded from her family.
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