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.