During his media briefing yesterday, Gen.
Buhari mentioned two prominent Nigerians he went to school with, former
president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi and former
inspector-general of police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie. The two men have spoken
to the media confirming that they indeed went to school together.
In an exclusive interview with leadership,
Alhaji Coomasie said they & about 5 prominent Nigerians attended the same
school.
Coomasie said Buhari was the head boy and
loved to play football during their days in school. He mentioned the former PCA
Justice Abdullahi; Gen Shehu Musa Yar’Adua; the late Grand Khadi Halilu, and a
Second Republic senator Abdul Ali as some of their classmates.
Coomassie said:
“While we were in school, Buhari was the head
boy. He loves playing football. We were all close friends in school. After we
finished secondary school, General Buhari decided to join the military, I
joined the police and Justice Abdullahi decided to go to the university.”
“I, the late Shehu Yar’Adua, the late Halilu,
a Grand Khadi in Katsina, Senator Abdul Ali, a Senator in the 2nd Republic and
several other attended the same school”
On his part, Justice Abdullahi described
Buhari as a brilliant student when they were in school, saying he was Buhari’s
classmate from primary to secondary school, saying:
“I, Buhari and some others had the best
results during our final examinations in secondary school back then. He was a
very brilliant student in school, no doubt; we attended the same school from
primary to secondary school.”
Source:- Leadership
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