PRESS RELEASE
Abuja - The United States condemns in the strongest terms the
incessant attacks on defenseless civilians this past week, including on the
occasion of Ashura in Potiskum in Yobe State and in Gombe, Gombe State, on Nov.
3; in Malam Fatori in Borno State on Nov. 6; in Azare in Bauchi State on Nov. 7;
and most recently again in Potiskum on Nov. 10 by a suicide bomber who killed
many students. While final numbers are not known, scores and scores of persons
have been killed or injured in these attacks.
The United States offers its sincere sympathy to the injured and to the
families of the murdered. We urge the government of Nigeria to investigate
these and other attacks to bring the perpetrators to justice. The United States
remains committed to supporting the people of northern Nigeria in their struggle
to stop the abhorrent actions of Boko Haram and associated terrorist groups.
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