The management of the Hannis Institute for Development Studies (HIDS), the organiser of a security summit, which is scheduled to hold later this month, has announced the postponement of the summit indefinitely.

In a statement released today, the organiser attributed the postponement of the summit to the COVID- 19 which is now pandemic globally.

The statement stated further that the HIDS  management, having consulted widely with the stakeholders, resolved to take the difficult but necessary decision in the interest of public safety .

The statement, which regretted the inconvenience caused by the postponement,  added that a new date will be communicated in due course.

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AbdulRasheed Saadudeen
Director of Media