President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday held a private meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris, as he also ordered a full-scale security response to a deadly terrorist attack in Niger State.
The meeting with Kagame took place over a private lunch in the French capital and was made public by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to him, the two leaders exchanged views on global developments, Africa’s place in the changing world order, and key issues affecting the continent’s growth and stability.
The discussion is part of Tinubu’s broader diplomatic engagements aimed at strengthening cooperation among African leaders and advancing the continent’s collective interests internationally.
On the domestic front, the President issued firm directives to security chiefs following the killing of villagers and abduction of women and children in the Kasuwan Daji community of Niger State. Tinubu ordered the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services to track down those responsible and ensure their swift arrest.
He also directed security agencies to immediately rescue all abducted victims.
The attack is believed to have been carried out by terrorists suspected to be fleeing from Sokoto and Zamfara states in the aftermath of a United States air strike on Christmas Eve. Tinubu strongly condemned the assault, describing it as a direct challenge to the nation’s resolve.
The President extended his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Niger State, assuring them that the attackers would not go unpunished.
“These terrorists have tested the resolve of our country and its people. They must face the full consequences of their criminal actions,” Tinubu said, vowing that all those involved in the attack, including anyone who aided or supported them, would be hunted down and brought to justice.
