President Buhari today paid a visit
to the victims of the Abuja twin bomb blasts which happened on Friday
night October 2nd. He visited the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital
where he interacted with some of the victims.
He wished them speedy recovery and
reassured them that the Federal Government will take full responsibility
for settling their medical bills.
He directed his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari to settle the
N268,790.00 medical bill of a young girl in the Paediatric Ward of the
hospital.
The girl’s mother, Deborah Stephen, had broken into tears on seeing
President Buhari. She told him that her daughter had been shot by armed
robbers who raided their home and that the family could not afford the
medical bills. President Buhari was accompanied by his personal aides
and Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.
