Nigeria’s president postpones G20 trip in light of schoolgirls’ abduction

President Bola Tinubu said he was suspending his departure in light of events in Kebbi state (Olamikan Gbemiga/AP)

Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s G20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a north-western region of the country.

President Bola Tinubu had been set to leave for South Africa on Wednesday, days before the summit of the world’s leading rich and developing nations was due to begin.