President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a visit to the troubled northeast,which is in the grip of intensifying Boko Haram violence that threatens next month's election.
President who arrived at Maiduguri shortly before 3:00 pm (1400 GMT) was welcomed by the state Governor Kashim Shettima.
He was accompanied by the chief of defence staff,Air Marshal Alex Badeh,military top brass,the national security advisor and about 200 soldiers.
However,It was a suprising and unexpected visit.
Jonathan also made plans to visit the remote town of Chibok,also in Borno,after Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 girls from their school in a crime that left the world in shock.
