For the start of an eight-day official visit, President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

“The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Tuesday, said upon his arrival, he was received by the Deputy Governor Sa’ud Khalid Al-Faisal.

The presidential spokesman said the President visited and prayed at the Prophet’s Holy Mosque this evening and greeted Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his two companions.

Shehu added that at the entrance of the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, the President was received by a number of officials.”