President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to visit Borno State today to assess the security situation and possibly visit troops deployed there.
The President is expected to leave Maiduguri for France, where he is expected to attend a regional security summit that involves France, Chad and Niger.
There were reports that the President may also visit Chibok, where the abduction of over 200 girls from a secondary school sparked international condemnation and outrage.
The incidence has attracted multinational support from USA, Britain, France, Israel and China to assist Nigeria’s rescue efforts.
A statement by Dr Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said President Jonathan will be joined at the summit by heads of state and government of Benin Republic, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
The statement added that Britain, the United States of America and the European Union will be represented at the talks which will give special attention to the coordination and intensification of efforts to curtail the destabilising activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
It said: “President Jonathan, who will be accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Lt Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd.); National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and other principal aides and advisers, will return to Abuja at the conclusion of the summit on Saturday.”
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