The United States has demanded that the perpetrators of an attack on the convoy of US consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State be brought to book.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said this in a statement where it also condemned the attack in stranger terms.
As gathered by Theliberationnews, the attacked convoy reportedly had nine Nigerian nationals: five employees of the US Mission to Nigeria and four members of the Nigeria Police Force.
They were traveling in advance of a planned visit by the US Mission personnel to a US-funded flood response project in Anambra.
At least four members of the convoy were killed.
Responding, Blinken said that the US was working with the Nigerian law enforcement to bring those responsible to justice.
He said “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.
“The United States has no greater priority than the safety and security of our 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.”
Blinken added that US reaffirmed its commitment to the people of Nigeria to assist in the fight against violence and insecurity.
