Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the home town of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants, his office said on Friday.

"The president has cancelled his visit to Chibok. It was on his schedule up until this morning," a presidential official told AFP.

Jonathan is now due to head direct to a security summit in Paris on Saturday to discuss the Boko Haram threat to regional stability.