By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Jos, Plateau State capital, on a condolence visit following last Sunday’s attacks in the Angwan Rukuba district that left at least 27 people dead.
The President was received on arrival by the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, and other top government officials.
Tinubu had on Monday 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.
Speaking through his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President described them as “barbaric and cowardly” acts that will not go unpunished.
“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,” Tinubu had said on Monday.
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.
He also cautioned sections of the media against suggesting that the attacks were religiously motivated, warning that such narratives could escalate violence.