Nigeria, April 3 -- President Bola Tinubu only stopped at the airport in Jos to address victims of the Plateau killings because of another meeting on security that went beyond the scheduled time, as well as limited facilities at the airport, a presidential aide has said.

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said this in a statement shared on X on Friday.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Onanuga was responding to criticisms that have trailed the Nigerian leader's visit to Jos, during which he only stopped at the airport to address some residents and officials.

The visit was supposed to offer the president an opportunity to interact with the victims of the Palm Sunday killing in Jos, as well as give him an opportunity to tell residents ho...