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.”
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