Buhari Condoles PM Modi Over India Train Disaster

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Sunday, November 20th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow and regret over the Sunday train disaster in India that killed more than 100 passengers near Pukhrayan.

Mr. President in a statement by his SSA on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, who said he received the news of the train derailment and heavy loss of lives, expressed great sorrow and profound shock as he commiserated with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi and the families of the victims.

“The loss of human life on whatever scale, and anywhere, is bad enough,” ; the world becomes united in sorrow during such moments because our common humanity makes us a family”, President Buhari noted.

President Buhari said that the government and the people of Nigeria felt and shared the pains and the anguish of the families of the victims and all Indians.

The Nigerian leader prayed that God would comfort the grieving Asian nation.