Nigeria's president stands in solidarity with the people of Belgium

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the condemnation of the attacks in Belgium's capital, Brussels in which at least 31 people have died.

In a post on the Facebook page of the office of the president Mr Buhari says that the events "reinforce the need for greater international cooperation to effectively confront and destroy global terrorism".

The president also says that "Nigeria will continue to work with other countries of the world to ensure that terrorism never triumphs over free, peaceful and law-abiding nations".

Nigeria was ranked third in 2015 on the Global Terrorism Index for countries most affected by terror attacks.

(BBC)