Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet.
The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has condemned the killing of four of its embassy workers and some members of the Nigerian Police Force traveling with the team in Anambra State of Nigeria.
Blinken, in a statement issued in Washington DC, stated: “Unknown assailants (on May 16, 2023) attacked a convoy of two U.S. government vehicles in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The convoy was carrying nine Nigerian nationals: five employees of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria and four members of the Nigeria Police Force. They were traveling in advance of a planned visit by U.S. Mission personnel to a U.S.-funded flood response project in Anambra.”
“We do not yet know the motive for the attack, but we have no indications at this time that it was targeted against our Mission. The assailants killed at least four members of the convoy, and U.S. Mission personnel are working urgently with Nigerian counterparts to ascertain the location and condition of the members of the convoy who are unaccounted for.
“We condemn in the strongest terms this attack. We will work closely with our Nigerian law enforcement colleagues in seeking to bring those responsible to justice.”
Blinken further said the United States had no greater priority than the safety and security of its personnel.
“We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the attack, and pledge to do everything possible to safely recover those who remain missing. We deeply value our relationship with our Locally Employed Staff and our partnership with Nigeria.
“The United States reaffirms its commitment to the people of Nigeria to assist in the fight against violence and insecurity.”
This is real bad and shameful.how can you bite the finger that feeds you. I deeply apologize for this atrocious act. I beg America not to turn her back on Nigeria as a whole. Nigerians have killed each other roasted them and ate them
This is a country that has church building on every street in the eastern part of the country. Since the whole world is watching a country that will not pay her workers salaries that they have worked for to meet their families obligations hence they resort to evil means to survive. So many innocent blood have been shed and the Lord will surely bring these wicked folks to judgement Amen
America remains the greatest Nation in the whole world even though some bad people have infiltrated America, but still it remains the best in comparison to the whole nation’s in the world. Let the whole world join hand to conderm any country that take the workers salaries to invest and enrich themselves.. The money will surely leak out of their pockets Amen