Tinubu also ordered security agencies to “go after the bandits” responsible for Monday’s attack on members of the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Following rising insecurity across the country, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday postponed his planned trips to South Africa and Angola to receive further security briefings on the kidnap of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the deadly attack on worshippers in Kwara State.
The President, who was due to depart Abuja for Johannesburg to attend the 20th G20 Summit of Leaders and later proceed to Luanda for the 7th AU-EU Summit, suspended his travel following what the Presidency described as “disturbing security breaches.”
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President directed the military and police to deploy additional personnel to Eruku and the entire Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State in response to a request from the state governor.
Tinubu also ordered security agencies to “go after the bandits” responsible for Monday’s attack on members of the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku.
Onanuga added that he is awaiting detailed reports from Vice President Kashim Shettima, who visited Kebbi on his behalf to commiserate with the families of the 24 abducted schoolgirls, as well as from the police and the Department of State Services on the Kwara attack.
The President restated his directive to security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the 24 schoolgirls abducted in Kebbi.