Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Lagos to brief President Bola Tinubu on his firsthand assessment of the security situation in Maiduguri, Borno State, following his recent visit to the area.
Shettima’s visit follows last Monday’s deadly suicide bombings at three locations in Maiduguri, which resulted in at least 23 deaths and over 100 injuries.
In a post on his verified X account on Sunday, Shettima stated that his trip to Maiduguri was made at the President’s request to engage with families and communities affected by the recent tragic events in the state.
“The Vice President will brief the President on the outcome of his visit to Maiduguri to see families and communities affected by the tragic incidents in Borno State, as well as his on-the-spot assessment of the situation on the ground.
“Thereafter, Vice President @KashimSM is expected to lead serving governors on Sallah homage to the President,” the post read.
Photos of Shettima’s arrival in Lagos are shared below:
The coordinated attacks occurred around 7:02 p.m. on Monday, when suicide bombers detonated explosives nearly simultaneously at the popular Maiduguri Monday Market, the Post Office Flyover area, and the security post at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital’s entrance.
Police reported 23 deaths, with 108 individuals sustaining varying degrees of injuries.
During his visit to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, where many of the injured were receiving treatment, Shettima condemned the attacks as “barbaric” and emphasized that no cause—religious or otherwise—justifies the killing of innocent civilians.
He assured victims and their families of full federal support through the National Emergency Management Agency, the North East Development Commission, and the Borno State Government.
“We will not rest on our laurels until full peace and sanity is restored in Borno, the Northeast, and the nation as a whole,” Shettima declared, pledging that those responsible for the attacks would be “decisively confronted.”
