The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday in Daura, his hometown, said he fled home to join the Nigerian Army amidst growing pressure for him to get married.
Highlighting the years of battle during the Nigerian Civil War and some personal challenges, Buhari said he secured his first job early after school to manage a co-operative in Daura, but had to escape to join the army when his family pressured him into marriage.
According to a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari revealed this when he visited the Emir of Daura, Faruk Faruk, after unveiling two roads.
The statement is titled ‘God has been kind to me; I survived many battles – President Buhari.’
It read in part, “President Buhari said that he secured his first job early after school to manage a co-operative in Daura, but had to escape and join the army when…
