Why is the US embassy slamming the horrific Nigerian massacre where hundreds were killed?”
The United States embassy Friday slammed as “horrific” this week’s massacre of more than 100 people in a central Nigerian state prone to sectarian violence. “The death and destruction is horrific and the American people express their sorrow for the families on all sides affected by the violence,” the mission said in an statement. “The US Ambassador to Nigeria (Robin Sanders) reiterates that the US government continues to be concerned about the tragic loss of life of hundreds of people in the Jos area of Plateau State,” it said. Sunday’s raid on three Berom villages near state capital Jos claimed 109 lives according to police, while the local information commissioner put the figure at 500. The statement said underlying factors fuelling repeated ethnic violence in Jos such as economic challenges, tensions and the need for better state leadership should be addressed “in a comprehensive manner with the goal of ending the cycle of sectarian conflicts.” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
LAGOS (AFP) – The United States embassy Friday slammed as “horrific” this week’s massacre of more than 100 people in a central Nigerian state prone to sectarian violence. “The death and destruction is horrific and the American people express their sorrow for the families on all sides affected by the violence,” the mission said in an statement. “The US Ambassador to Nigeria (Robin Sanders) reiterates that the US government continues to be concerned about the tragic loss of life of hundreds of people in the Jos area of Plateau State,” it said. Sunday’s raid on three Berom villages near state capital Jos claimed 109 lives according to police, while the local information commissioner put the figure at 500. The statement said underlying factors fuelling repeated ethnic violence in Jos such as economic challenges, tensions and the need for better state leadership should be addressed “in a comprehensive manner with the goal of ending the cycle of sectarian conflicts.” US Secretary of State Hi
The United States embassy Friday slammed as “horrific” this week’s massacre of more than 100 people in a central Nigerian state prone to sectarian violence. “The death and destruction is horrific and the American people express their sorrow for the families on all sides affected by the violence,” the mission said in an statement. “The US Ambassador to Nigeria (Robin Sanders) reiterates that the US government continues to be concerned about the tragic loss of life of hundreds of people in the Jos area of Plateau State,” it said. Sunday’s raid on three Berom villages near state capital Jos claimed 109 lives according to police, while the local information commissioner put the figure at 500.
