Plateau Killings: Buhari lands in Jos
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president muhammadu buhari has arrived in jos the plateau state capital where he is expected to meet with representatives of communities affected by the latest violence in the state1 this was disclosed on the presidents verified twitter handle @mbuhari1 president buhari who flew into jos from calabar the cross river state capital was received on arrival at the yakubu gowon airport jos at 3 20 p.m by governor simon lalong of plateau1 the president has just arrived plateau state. hell be meeting w community leaders traditional rulers reps of various stakeholder groups1 presidency nigeria @ngrpresident1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the presidents visit is coming on the heels of the visit by his deputy vice president yemi osinbajo who was in the state capital on monday to meet with leaders and representatives of communities affected by the violence1 we must condemn killings of any kind. it doesnt matter whether these killings are by herdsmen killing villagers or whether it is villagers who in one way or the other have killed others including herdsmen osinbajo said on monday during his meeting with local representatives held at the government house jos1 osinbajo who heralded the presidents visit pledged that the federal government will ensure that perpetrators of the dastardly act are brought to book1 nan reports that at the government house in jos buhari is scheduled to hold an interactive session with traditional rulers community and religious leaders representatives of youth and women groups and security chiefs including the inspector-general of police ibrahim idris1