President Bola Tinubu met the Plateau State governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday evening at his official residence in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
The governor arrived at the Presidential Villa around 6:45 p.m., according to the State House media office.
The conference comes only days after the tragic Palm Sunday attack in Jos’s Angwan Rukuba area, which claimed the lives of at least 27 people.
The development follows the president’s earlier request to call the governor for discussions about the deteriorating security situation in Plateau State.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, condemned the attacks in Jos and a separate incident in Kahir village, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where wedding guests were killed and abducted.
The president described the killings as “barbaric and cowardly,” vowing to hold the perpetrators accountable.
“Anyone who will sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenseless citizens as done in Jos and Kahir Village is a heartless coward,” Tinubu had said.
While condemning the attacks, the president commended Mutfwang for his efforts in containing the situation in Jos and directed security agencies to intensify efforts to pursue the perpetrators.
The President also warned sections of the media against claiming that the attacks were religiously motivated, warning that such narratives could exacerbate violence.
The Wednesday meeting is expected to concentrate on immediate security measures to prevent further attacks in Plateau.
