President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at the State House, Abuja, following the deadly attack on Worro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.
The meeting comes barely two days after more than 160 people were reportedly killed in the rural settlement in an assault authorities have linked to suspected jihadist fighters, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the state in recent times.
Sources at the State House said the engagement forms part of ongoing consultations on the deteriorating security situation in Kwara State and the immediate federal response to the killings.
On Wednesday, President Tinubu ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama and approved the establishment of a new military command to lead Operation Savanna Shield, a special security operation aimed at flushing out the attackers and securing vulnerable communities in the area.
The President had earlier condemned the attack, describing it as cowardly and inhumane. He also expressed outrage that the victims were allegedly targeted for rejecting extremist indoctrination and choosing a peaceful practice of Islam.
Tinubu further directed closer collaboration between federal and state security agencies to provide relief for affected residents and ensure that those responsible for the attack are tracked down and prosecuted.
Meanwhile, other high-profile political figures also at the State House to see the President include the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda; and governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, and Bassey Otu of Cross River State.
