Tinubu returns to Abuja after counterterrorism meeting in Rome

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy.

This was disclosed in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday in Abuja.

The statement said that the President’s trip to Rome reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to regional and global security partnerships.

There, world leaders gathered to strengthen cooperation against terrorism and violent extremism.

DAILY POST reports that Tinubu had departed Nigeria on October 12 for the meeting scheduled to start on the 14th.

“President Bola Tinubu returns to Abuja today after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting in Rome, Italy,” the statement read.

According to the statement, the Rome edition of the meeting focused on strengthening regional and international collaboration in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, with particular attention to West Africa.

The high-level session took place on Wednesday, October 15, at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, and drew participation from several global leaders including King Abdullah II of Jordan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and the Presidents of Nigeria, Chad, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Other dignitaries in attendance included Azouz Nasri, President of Algeria’s Upper House, as well as delegations from Côte d’Ivoire, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Senegal, and Uzbekistan, alongside special envoys and security experts.

The President’s participation in the Rome meeting, according to the release, aligns with his administration’s broader security diplomacy agenda and Nigeria’s active role in international peace and counterterrorism collaborations.