There were reports on social media that a luxurious bus conveying commuters of Igbo extraction was set ablaze, killing 230 passengers in Jos.
Yelwa Zangam community was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday night.
“The president said he would talk to the minister of Humanitarian Affairs so that attention would be given to those who are displaced as a result of this crisis.”
The National Union of Lagos State Students wants the immediate evacuation of its members who they say are “trapped and helpless”.
Mr Lalong said use of hard drugs was aggravating security challenges in the state, urging elders not to relent in advising them against such lifestyle.
The governor said people wishing to destroy the state’s relative peace were giving the story an ethnoreligious colouration.
The president said the attack was on members of a community exercising their rights to travel freely and to follow the faith of their choosing.
So far 20 suspects have been arrested and the security agencies are conducting investigations on the killings.
Some suspects have been arrested by security personnel drafted to the affected community.
The Plateau governor said his government has spent a lot of money on security yet new challenges are emerging.
