Meanwhile, Mr Buhari did not visit Auno, the location of the massacre along the Maiduguri-before he departed Maiduguri.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the villagers in Auno had gathered to welcome the president whom they believed would visit their community to sympathise with them directly.

However, the president left Borno around 4 p.m. without visiting Auno, which is about 15 km from Maiduguri airport that is normally reached in less than 20 minutes of driving.

In his statement after the president’s visit, his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, gave no reason for the president not visiting Auno.

Mr Shehu highlighted the president’s speech in Maiduguri and his commitment to improve the security situation.