Buhari was our classmate - Abdullahi and Coomassie

 Gen. Buhari mentioned two prominent Nigerians he went to school with when he addressed the press in Katsina yesterday, former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi and former inspector-general of police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie;

In an exclusive interview with Leadership Newspaper, Alhaji Coomasie said they & about 5 prominent Nigerians attended the same school.
He also said "While we were in school, Buhari was the head boy. He loves playing football. We were all close friends in school. After we finished secondary school, General Buhari decided to join the military, I joined the police and Justice Abdullahi decided to go to the university.

Justice Umaru Abdullahi said "I, Buhari and some others had the best results during our final examinations in secondary school back then. He was a very brilliant student in school, no doubt; we attended the same school from primary to secondary school