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Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Tinubu Meets Victims' Families At Airport
Tinubu said a committee will include the APC chairman and Plateau governor, and he promised 5,000 cameras to curb repeat attacks.
- On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu met with victims and stakeholders at the Yakubu Gowon Airport following an attack in Plateau State that killed 28 people and left 22 injured.
- Gunmen killed 28 people in Anguwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA, on Sunday, with fresh attacks on Wednesday in Barkin Ladi, Jos, and Riyom LGAs heightening regional tensions.
- Nigerians expressed displeasure that the President addressed the gathering from the Yakubu Gowon Airport departure lounge rather than visiting the affected communities personally.
- President Tinubu promised to install over 5,000 cameras across the state to assist security agencies, stating, "There is nothing I can give: money or any other things, but to console you."
- The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria urged leaders to rise beyond rhetoric, warning that routine condemnations are insufficient and that operational capacity is required to end the killings.
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Why Tinubu Didn't Leave Airport During Jos Visit - Presidency
The Presidency has explained why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remained at the airport during his visit to Jos, Plateau State, citing a mix of scheduling constraints and logistical challenges. Daily Trust had reported how the President met with families of those who were killed when gunmen struck in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday. Addressing the victims, who were conveyed to meet him at the airport, the P…
Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Tinubu Meets Victims' Families At Airport
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with families of victims killed in the Sunday attack on Anguwan Rukuba community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang.
Tight security as Tinubu arrives Jos over deadly attacks - NewsTmes.com.ng
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Jos, the Plateau State capital, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over recent attacks that claimed more than 28 lives. Reports indicate that Tinubu landed at Yakubu Gowon Airport at exactly 17:00 hours and was received by Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, APC National …
Jos killings and the troubling optics of Tinubu’s visit
But what was supposed to be a solemn and dignified occasion and moment of compassion and compunction that would have possibly allowed the president to burnish his own uninspiring reputation, launder his own image and endear himself to an ever-growing number of forlorn and disaffected citizens who are disillusioned with his government became an unsettling optics and public relations disaster. Last Sunday’s vicious and mindless violent attack on t…
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