President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation at 7pm, the Presidency has announced.
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A statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mr. Femi Adesina, said following a detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammad Buhari will make a national broadcast at 7pm Thursday.
The statement read, “Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm.
“Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria respectively for the broadcast.”
There have been reports of widespread arson and violence in the past few days as rampaging hoodlums looted, razed and destroyed public and private assets around the country, especially in Lagos, Abuja, Benin, amongst others.
Some state governments had since imposed a 24-hour curfew in the wake of the unrest.
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