Some residents who used to pray with the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura have extolled his high moral behaviours.
 
They testified that Buhari was a man who never missed prayers in congregation whenever he was in Daura.
 
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that praying in congregation at the mosque is considered a high spiritual example expected of devoted Muslims of all ages.
 
In an interview with NAN on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, they said Buhari was steadfast in his faith.
 
They said he celebrated both Eid-el-Fitr and Eid-el-Kabir consistently with the people of his immediate community.
 
One of the residents, Malam Ashiru Yusuf, said that Buhari was trustworthy, honest and showed concern for people.
 
“Most of the time, we visited him at home for issues like politics. Whenever it was time for prayers, the meeting must be stopped until after the prayer.
 
“People are eyewitnesses that whenever he was in Daura, he also observe Friday prayer in congregation every week throughout his stay in the town.”
 
On his part, the ward head of Dumurkul, Buhari’s birthplace, Malam Nazir Ahmad, who is also the Sarkin-Fulani of Dumurkul, said that Buhari lived with their fathers in peace and respect despite his social standing.
 
“He visits our fathers here in Dumurkul, and they also see him in his home. Whenever he arrived in Daura, they would go and welcome him, and they would also bid him farewell after his stay.
 
“We had been together for the past 12 years, since the death of our father. Whatever he used to give to our father, he has extended it to us; he is now dead. May Allah have mercy on his soul.
 
“He observe Juma’at prayer every week here, he was generous, no human being is hundred per cent complete, may Allah forgive him and receive his soul with mercy,” he prayed.
 
Usman Salisu, another resident of Dumurkul, said that they were still in grief since they heard the news of Buhari’s death on Sunday.
 
He said that Buhari loved his relatives, was very sympathetic and loved visiting his brothers and surviving sister.
 
“He was honest and an advocate for honesty and trustworthiness. He was jovial, and we lost a great man.
 
“I am asking people to forgive him for his shortcomings. We also pray that Allah will pardon him and admit him into Al-Jannah Firdaus.” he said.