The United States has condemned the recent Boko Haram attacks in the northeast part of Nigeria.
Department of State Spokesperson, John Kirby, in a statement made available to The Nation, said the October 23 and 24 attacks on mosques in Adamawa and Borno States were horrific and indiscriminate.
It decried the use of children as suicide bombers, adding that it was prove of the horrific measures Boko Haram is willing to take to terrorize civilians in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region.
“We offer our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and loved ones of the many innocent civilians who were killed and injured.
“The apparent use of children—particularly young girls—to commit these attacks is especially heinous, and it provides yet more examples of the horrific measures Boko Haram is willing to take to terrorize civilians in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region.
“The United States continues to support the governments and people of the Lake Chad Basin region in their ongoing struggle to defeat Boko Haram. We will continue to assist these vital efforts in every appropriate way,” the statement said.
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