President Muhammadu Buhari will by 2pm Nigerian time receive Prince Charles at the State House Villa, Abuja. The Prince of Wales, who last visited the country in 2006 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure, will have an audience with the President at his office. The 69-year-old Royal is expected at the Villa with Princess Camilla, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright and other members of his entourage. The Prince, during his visit in the country, is expected to engage in peace-building activities including addressing the farmers – herders clashes. The visit was aimed at strengthening the ties between Nigeria and the Britain as members of the Commonwealth. Prince Charles took over as the head of the Commonwealth of Nations last April, succeeding his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Meanwhile, the Prince has been pulled out of a planned visit to Jos, Nigeria, amid security fears after violent clashes in the region, on the advice of the Foreign Office. The Prince was supposed to be travelling to Jos on the final day of his royal tour of West Africa, to undertake engagements including a discussion about peace building and conflict resolution in the conflict-ridden region. On Monday, it was announced that he would no longer be making the trip, on the advice of the British government. A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the decision was made “upon advice from the Nigerian government and others involved in security and operational aspects of the visit”. A source added there were no known specific threats to the Prince’s safety, with “additional security precautions relating to recent clashes”. 
The Prince is understood to be disappointed he is unable to make the trip, which had been planned for some time. Events arranged in Jos will now be moved to Abuja, Nigeria, to allow him to speak to local people about their rural livelihoods and attend a service of commemoration. He will also take part in an hour-long discussion about “peace-building and conflict resolution”. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “Due to operational constraints beyond our control, we have decided at this time not to include Jos during Their Royal Highnesses visit to Nigeria.
“We are delighted to have an exciting programme of activity in Abuja and Lagos which will showcase those issues close to The Prince’s and The Duchess’s hearts. “The decision was taken upon advice from the Nigerian Government and others involved in security and operational aspects of the visit. 
“We’ve arranged an interesting and engaging programme on Thursday in Abuja, which will include showcasing alternative livelihoods focusing on poultry and Acha supergrain, water aid and a peacebuilding discussion with youth peace ambassadors.” Jos, a prosperous commercial city of nearly one million people, 
has increasingly been sucked into the inter-communal bloodletting that has spread across much of central Nigeria this year. As many as 169 people were killed in Plateau State, of which Jos is the capital, in June after Muslim Fulani herdsmen were accused of attacking members of the Berom tribe, who are mostly Christian. 
The violence has since spread into Jos itself, where mosques and churches have been burnt down in tit-for-tat attacks. At least 14 people were killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of the city last month.
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