Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday received Caleb Mutfwang at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, three days after the deadly Palm Sunday attack in the Angwan Rukuba district of Jos, which left no fewer than 28 people dead.

According to the State House media office, the governor arrived at about 6:45 p.m. The meeting followed an earlier directive by the President summoning the governor for discussions on the worsening security situation in the North-Central state.

In the aftermath of the killings, the Commander-in-Chief described the attack as barbaric and vowed that the perpetrators would not go unpunished. Speaking through his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President strongly 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.

“Anyone who will sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenceless citizens, as done in Jos and Kahir village, is a heartless coward,” the President said on Monday.

While condemning the attacks, the President commended Mutfwang for his efforts to contain the situation in Jos and directed security agencies to intensify efforts to pursue the perpetrators. He also cautioned sections of the media against suggesting that the attacks were religiously motivated, warning that such narratives could escalate violence.

The Wednesday meeting was expected to focus on immediate security measures to prevent further attacks in Plateau State.

Meanwhile, President Tinubu will on Thursday visit Jos, the Plateau State capital. Originally scheduled to visit Iperu in Ogun State to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport, the President will instead travel to the North-Central state to commiserate with the government and people over the recent attacks.