Wetin dey happen for Plateau State don make President Bola Tinubu change im schedule sharp sharp. Instead of im to travel go Ogun State tomorrow Thursday, im don decide say im go first land for Jos, the capital of Plateau, to commiserate with pipo wey suffer from the recent deadly gun attack wey happen for Sunday.
Na presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga announce am for statement wey im release. According to the statement, Tinubu go console the state government and residents wey dey mourn. The attack wey happen for open-air bar for Angwan Rukuba area on Palm Sunday, March 29, don claim the lives of 26 pipo according to police confirmation.
Plateau State, wey dem dey call “Home of Peace and Tourism,” don see plenty violence over the years. This recent one just add to the tension. Locals talk say threat messages don dey circulate for social media before the gunmen open fire. Security forces rush deploy troops and other personnel to secure the area and try restore calm.
After im visit to Plateau, President Tinubu plan to travel go Lagos to observe Good Friday on April 3. But im schedule no end there. On Saturday, April 4, im go finally land for Ogun State to commission the Gateway International Cargo Airport for Iperu. The event go include the inauguration of two commercial aircraft for export and import of goods, all to boost the state economy.
For Lagos during the Easter holiday, Tinubu go also commission some infrastructure projects wey Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration undertake. The projects include the Ojota/Opebi Link Bridge, the Lagos State Geographic Information System Building, the Multi-Agency Complex wey dem name after the President, and one school Complex.
Before im return to Abuja, the President go still visit Bayelsa State on Friday, April 10, to commission some completed projects wey Governor Duoye Diri handle. Na NTA News report am.
All this travel reshuffle happen just as Tinubu hold meeting with Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, for Presidential Villa for Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting na part of consultations over the security situation for the state. Officials talk say the engagement na to assess the situation on ground and chart coordinated response to restore peace and stability.
Meanwhile, for Plateau, police don make arrest concerning the Palm Sunday attack. The Nigeria Police, Plateau State command, don arrest one fake soldier and four other suspects around Angwan Rukuba area where the attack take place. Police Public Relations Officer for the command, Alfred Alabo, confirm the arrest to BusinessDay for Jos.
Alabo talk say investigations still dey ongoing and dem no go release the identities of the suspects yet to avoid compromising the process. “You can report that the police have arrested a fake soldier along with four others. They were picked up around Angwan Rukuba area where the attack took place and the arrests are connected to ongoing investigations about the killings,” im talk.
Nigeria dey face multiple security challenges across different regions. From Islamist insurgency for north-east to banditry and kidnappings for north-west and central areas. Security experts talk say these overlapping pressures don stretch security resources and complicate response efforts.
Even one federal lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wey represent Kogi Central, don ask the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, to prove say im different or resign. For strong-word statement, the lawmaker express deep disappointment over what im describe as growing gap between assurances wey Musa give during im Senate screening and the current security realities.
The presidency don repeatedly assure Nigerians of im commitment to safeguard lives and property, while dey work with state governments to address the root causes of insecurity. But as Tinubu dey travel up and down, many pipo dey watch to see wetin concrete action go follow all these meetings and condolences.
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