Yobe school attack: US reacts; strongly condemns abduction of schoolgirlsThe U.S. has strongly condemned the abduction of scores of schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. It relayed its message via the spokesperson for the Dept of State.
- The United States government has reacted to the attack by Boko Haram terrorists at the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe
- The US Department of State spokesperson strongly condemned the attack and lamented over the fact that the victims were girls simply seeking to get educated
- She extended condolences to the students and their families, and restated the US? support for Nigeria in its fight against the terrorists
The U.S. has strongly condemned the abduction of scores of schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, NAN reports.
NAIJ.com gathers that the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, Heather Nauert, at a press briefing on Thursday, February 22, said the U.S. was yet to get all the details about the abduction.
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?We are still trying to get all the details about that but we wanted to mention that we condemn in the strongest possible terms the terror attack on a school earlier this week in north-eastern Nigeria.
?The choice of targets including schools, markets and places of worship reflect the brutality of terror organisations. The victims in the attacks were girls who were simply seeking an education," Nauert said.
She said the U.S. extended its condolences to the students and to their families affected by the terror attacks. The U.S. also expressed its concerns that some of the students are still not accounted for.
?We continue to support Nigeria?s efforts to counter the terror group. We also support Nigeria?s efforts to enable more than two million displaced in the Lake Chad region to return home safely.
?United States continues to provide humanitarian assistance to those who were affected by the violence," she said.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state faulted the claim that the Nigerian army rescued some of the girls of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe state who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on Monday, February 19.
The governor who visited Dapchi town on Thursday, February 22, however, said, contrary to the claim, that no girl has been rescued yet.
The Boko Haram terrorists had attacked the girls? college on Monday, February 19, and abducted many of the girls. While 48 of them were said to have been rescued by the army, another 111 of them were reportedly still missing after the attack.
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Yobe school attack: US reacts; strongly condemns abduction of schoolgirls
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