In his reaction to the incident, President Buhari expressed sorrow that the terrorists went on to kill the religious leader while giving signals at the same of a willingness to set him free by releasing him to third parties.
Ọlùrànwọ́ ààrẹ Buhari lórí ìròyìn àti ìkéde, Garba Shehu ní ààrẹ bá àwọn onígbàgbọ́ kẹ́dùn, bẹ́ẹ̀ sìni inú ààrẹ tún bàjẹ́ lórí bí Boko Haram ṣe pa pásítọ̀ Lawan Andimi.