Dare Babalola
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his trip to South Africa and Angola due to concerns over the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls in Kebbi and the attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church in Kwara State.
This was contained in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Tinubu was originally scheduled to attend the 20th G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the 7th AU-EU Summit in Luanda, Angola.
The statement disclosed that Tinubu is awaiting security briefings from Vice President Kashim Shettima, the police, and the Department of State Services before proceeding with his travel plans.
The statement added that Tinubu has ordered the deployment of more security operatives to Eruku and the entire Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, and directed the police to go after the bandits who attacked worshippers.
“Disturbed by the security breaches in Kebbi State and Monday’s attack by bandits against worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Eruku, President Tinubu decided to suspend his departure.
“He now awaits reports from Vice President Kashim Shettima, who paid a sympathetic visit to Kebbi on his behalf, as well as reports from the police and the Department of State Services regarding the attack in Kwara,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the President reiterated his directive to the security agencies to do everything possible to rescue the 24 schoolgirls abducted by the bandits and bring the girls back home safe.
