{"id":1085,"date":"2026-04-02T19:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2026-04-02T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:14:56","slug":"plateau-killings-i-saw-your-pain-tinubu-comforts-grieving-mother-from-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/plateau-killings-i-saw-your-pain-tinubu-comforts-grieving-mother-from-viral-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Plateau killings: \u2018I saw your pain\u2019, Tinubu comforts grieving mother from viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5641.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5641.jpeg 791w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5641-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5641-768x420.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>President Bola Tinubu on Thursday consoled a grieving mother who was seen in a viral video clutching the lifeless body of her son following the recent attack in Jos, Plateau State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President, who visited the state on a condolence visit, addressed the woman by name, referencing the viral video that captured her anguish after the killings in the Angwan Rukuba area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know the pain; I saw how, in the video, you held on to your son, Ayuba, and the pain and agony in your heart, but it\u2019s only God who can give you joy and comfort,\u201d Tinubu said while addressing victims\u2019 families and representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that no amount of compensation could make up for the loss of lives, but assured them of government support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo amount of money can pay all of you back. \u2018As a government, we will do our best to comfort you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu had earlier arrived in Jos on Thursday following last Sunday\u2019s attacks in the Angwan Rukuba district, which left at least 27 people dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was received at the airport by the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, alongside other top government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President had on Monday condemned the Jos killings and a separate attack in Kahir village in Kagarko, Kaduna State, where wedding guests were reportedly killed and abducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking through his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the incidents as \u201cbarbaric and cowardly,\u201d vowing that perpetrators would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While condemning the attacks, the President also cautioned against narratives suggesting religious motives, warning that such claims could further inflame tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu on Thursday consoled a grieving mother who was seen in a viral video clutching the lifeless body of her son following the&hellip; 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