Yobe: EU condemns abduction of school girls

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Yobe: EU condemns abduction of school girls

The EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ray, said in a statement to the federal republic of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that abduction of school girls.

- European Union has condemned the abduction of school girls in Yobe state

       

           

               

                   
               

           

       

       

- It described the incident as an attack on common humanity

- The EU, however, expressed its solidarity with the affected families and the people of Nigeria

The European Union (EU) has described the recent abduction of some school girls in Dapchi, Yobe state as an attack on humanity.

The school girls were abducted on Monday, February 19.

Daily Sun reports reports that the EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ray, said in a statement to the federal republic of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that that abduction of school girls is an affront on common humanity.

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NAIJ.com gathered that the EU said:?Targeting children and abducting young girls as they seek to attend school is an attack on our common humanity.?

However, the EU expressed its solidarity with the affected families and the people of Nigeria.

?The girls deserve freedom and a chance to shape their own future.

?The EU remains committed to supporting the Government of Nigeria in its fight against terrorism and all forms of criminality,? the statement read.

The EU further said: ?We stand resolute to continue our humanitarian and development work, including the rights and protection of girls.?

       

           

               

                   
               

           

       

       

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the U.S. strongly condemned the abduction of scores of schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.

The spokesperson of the U.S. department of state, Ms Heather Nauert, at a press briefing on Thursday, February 22 said the U.S. was yet to get all the details about the abduction.

?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.

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Source: Naija.ng

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