President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, over rising insecurity in his country following the abduction of Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State by terrorists.
A statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said: “the President awaits reports from Vice President Kashim Shettima, who paid a sympathy visit to Kebbi on his behalf, as well as reports from the police and the Department of State Services regarding the attack in Kwara.”
President Tinubu reiterated his directive to the security agencies to do everything possible to rescue the 24 Kebbi schoolgirls abducted by terrorists and bring the girls back home safe.
Earlier, while responding to the abduction of the schoolgirls, Tinubu was quoted to have said, “I am also depressed that heartless terrorists have disrupted the education of innocent schoolgirls. I have directed the security agencies to act swiftly and bring the girls back to Kebbi State.”
In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, President Tinubu has ordered the deployment of more security men to Eruku and the entire Ekiti Local Government Area of the state and directed the police to go after the bandits who attacked worshippers.
President Tinubu was supposed to leave Abuja today to attend the 20th G20 Summit of leaders in South Africa and thereafter proceed to Luanda to attend the 7th AU-EU Summit.
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