Buhari receives US secretary of state
351 viewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received US Secretary State, Rex Tillerson, at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Both men held a meeting some few minutes after 4 p.m. The meeting started after Buhari returned from a visit to Benue state.
The president had gone to commiserate with the state after suspected herdsmen killed over 70 people in the state in January.
Tillerson also held a press conference with his Nigerian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, after meeting with Buhari.
The US secretary of state departed the country after the press conference.
