President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Daura for Mauritania after a one-day official visit to Katsina State.

The president took off from the Katsina International Airport to Mauritania for an official engagement.

The Air Force helicopter marked NAF-600 left the Daura helipad at exactly 9.30 a.m on Saturday.

Buhari was in Katsina to commiserate with victims of windstorm which affected some parts of the state recently.