By Adeola Ajakaiye
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a two-day working visit to Kano state, was yesterday welcomed with stones, and the burning of tyres by street boys known as Alimajiris, in the Hotoro area of the metropolis.
The incident occurred as the advance motorcade of the president was passing through Maiduguri road and heading towards the new N8 billion flyover built by the Ganduje administration, which he was to commission.
Eye witness account said that the incident started when the street boys were shouting “bamuyi’ which means ” we are not doing”, and in response, some of the security aides in the passing advance convoy started shooting into the air.
The shooting of bullets into the air was said to have provoked the boys, who then went further to start throwing more stones, and also started burning tyres, near the headquarters of the Hadeija Jamare.
The boys were also seen throwing stones at one of the helicopters that was providing security cover for the convoy of the president.
Before, the incident started, President Buhari, who flew into the state from his native town of Daura, around 11.30 am on Monday, had paid a courtesy call to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.
Buhari, who came to the palace in one of the presidential helicopters, later, .departed after the courtesy in a motorcade to Ahmadu Bello Way, where he commissioned the Galaxy Backbone Telecommunication infrastructure, built by the Federal Government.
After this, the convoy moved to the Utra-Modern Cancer Treatment Center, also built by the Kano State Government which he also commissioned.
It was while, he was on his way to commission the new Flyover, named after him, by the Kano State Government that the stoning incident occurred.
However, despite the stoning incident the president still went ahead to Tiga, where he commissioned the multi-billion 10-megawatt power plant also built by the Kano state government.
The president is about now rounding up his visit to the state.
