Nigeria, April 3 -- Residents have criticised President Bola Tinubu's Thursday visit to Plateau State, following the Palm Sunday attack in Gari Yawaye, Angwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA, which claimed about 30 lives and left many injured.

President Tinubu arrived at the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Heipang around 4:59 p.m., roughly 36 kilometres from the scene of the massacre, and addressed a gathering of politicians, traditional rulers, and select victims before departing.

Rather than visiting the community or hospitals where victims are receiving treatment, his engagement was confined to the airport, prompting widespread frustration.

Social media lit up with criticism. Kacholom Luka, in a Facebook post on Friday, asked: "Welcome to Heipang Air...