Man Who Lurched At Buhari Denies Being Shot

Mohamed Gundarre, the man reported to have attacked President Muhammadu Buhari in Argungu, Kebbi on Thursday has denied the media report.

Addressing the media on Friday in Birnin Kebbi,Gundarre a graduate of Public Administration from Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto said he was emotionally attached to the President’s outstanding virtues of honesty and attempted to shake him when he was prevented by the security.

He apologised for the breach of protocol and also denied the media report that he was shot and tortured by the security operatives.

Gundarre stressed that he had no ulterior motive when he attempted to move close to the President and shake him during a photo session at the agriculture show, one of the events for the 2020 Argungu fishing festival.

He said he was simply overwhelmed by the President’s virtues and craved to shake him

‘Even if I was dead yesterday I would have been contented that I have achieved my mission to move close to Mr President  and touch him one on one.

“You know that emotional love can divert and taint your total faculty of reasoning  and that was what really happened yesterday,“ he said in an emotion laden tone.

Gundarre clarified: “I was told about the misinterpretation of my action in the media although I was not opportuned to view the clip.

“Please, I am alive, the DSS did not torture me  nobody has tortured me apart from what happened at the venue when I was forced to the car”.

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