Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- President Mohammadu Buhari, under tight security, on Thursday visited Imo State, which is seen as the hub of the pro-Biafra group, IPOB's operations in Nigeria's South-east.

The agitation for the independent republic for Biafra has led to killings and destruction in the South-east.

Mr Buhari, who is on a one-day working visit to Imo to commission projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodinma's administration, talked about the importance of security, as well as infrastructure, in the lives of the people.

"If there are no roads, if there is no security, what can people do? Definitely nothing," Mr Buhari said in his brief address in Owerri, the state capital.

He gave a thumbs up to Governor Uzodinma on his administratio...