THE
United Nations, Unite States of America and others in their message to
Nigeria as the nation marks its 53rd Independence anniversary have asked
President Goodluck Jonathan to arrest violent elements in the country,
especially members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Empowered Newswire reports.
The US asked the Nigerian government “to find and bring those responsible for this deplorable violence to justice.”
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,
also in a statement from the UN Secretariat late on Monday, called for
the “the perpetrators to be swiftly brought to justice.”
The Christian Association of
Nigerian-Americans similarly wondered how easy it had become for the
terrorists to do damage and “simply vanish into thin air even at a time
of emergency rule.”
In a statement from the United States
Government, released on Monday night US time, the Americans said, “As
Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 53rd year of independence, the United
States stands with all Nigerians to reject the heinous violence that
continues to be perpetrated by Boko
Haram and other extremist groups.
These attacks on innocent civilians have no place in a democratic
society.”
“Following last week’s heinous attack in
Benisheikh, where more than 160 people were shot and slaughtered, this
weekend’s attacks in Yobe State took the lives of more than fifty
innocent students and civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the
families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in these senseless
acts of violence.”
While commiserating with the Nigerian
government and the victims’ families, the US government declared, “We
encourage the Government of Nigeria to work together with the families
of the victims and affected communities to find and bring those
responsible for this deplorable violence to justice, and to enhance the
protection of civilians to ensure respect for the rule of law.”
The UN statement from its secretariat in
New York said, “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the murder of
more than 40 students and the wounding of several others by gunmen at
the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria.
“The Secretary-General calls for the
perpetrators to be swiftly brought to justice and for increasing efforts
to be taken to prevent similar attacks and ensure adequate protection
of civilians.”
Source: Punch
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