Tinubu postpone South Africa Trip Following Criticisms Over Bandits Attacks
Following criticisms of his planned trip to South Africa and Angola, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed the journey to await security reports on the abduction of school girls in Kebbi and the attack on a church in Kwara.
A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said that the scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, was to await “further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State”.
The statement said that 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 scheduled 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.
“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 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 reiterates 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,” the statement added.
