United Nations Secretary General, Ba Ki-moon has condemned the suicide bombing attack on the organisation’s building in Abuja.
In a statement, Friday, the Secretary-General said he is dispatching the Deputy UN Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro and the UN security chief, Under-Secretary-General Gregory Starr to the country to mobilized the UN sysytem to respond to the emergency.
The statement:
Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb.
These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family.
This was an assault on those who devote their lives to helping others.
We condemn this terrible act, utterly.
We do not yet have precise casualty figures but they are likely to be considerable. A number of people are dead; many more are wounded.
Nigerian and international search and rescue teams have mobilized and are moving the wounded to hospitals and providing emergency aid.
I am asking the Deputy UN Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, [to go] to Nigeria immediately and am mobilizing the UN system to respond to this emergency. She will be accompanied by the UN security chief, Under-Secretary-General Gregory Starr, and meet with Nigerian authorities upon arrival in Abuja.
I am going to call President [Goodluck] Jonathan of Nigeria soon.
On this very sad occasion, I extend my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families. The United Nations will undertake every possible effort to assist them during this difficult time.
In a statement, Friday, the Secretary-General said he is dispatching the Deputy UN Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro and the UN security chief, Under-Secretary-General Gregory Starr to the country to mobilized the UN sysytem to respond to the emergency.
The statement:
Around 11:00 o’clock this morning, local time, the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, was struck by a car bomb.
These buildings house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family.
This was an assault on those who devote their lives to helping others.
We condemn this terrible act, utterly.
We do not yet have precise casualty figures but they are likely to be considerable. A number of people are dead; many more are wounded.
Nigerian and international search and rescue teams have mobilized and are moving the wounded to hospitals and providing emergency aid.
I am asking the Deputy UN Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, [to go] to Nigeria immediately and am mobilizing the UN system to respond to this emergency. She will be accompanied by the UN security chief, Under-Secretary-General Gregory Starr, and meet with Nigerian authorities upon arrival in Abuja.
I am going to call President [Goodluck] Jonathan of Nigeria soon.
On this very sad occasion, I extend my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families. The United Nations will undertake every possible effort to assist them during this difficult time.
"An assault on those who devote their lives to helping others."
ReplyDeleteThe perpetrators of these worrisome acts in Nigeria must know that their act would not make President Jonathan to quit the presidency of Nigeria, instead it will only make him to lead Nigeria for the next 8years. He must lay that foundation to which we called him to duty. We know he can and we see his challenges and deliberate setback mechanisms set forth against him.Those who attempt to make him not to achieve in for years,open the doors wider for another four years. My condolence to the UN family.
A big shame to the perpetrators of this dastardly and cowardly act.WHOSOEVER THEY ARE THEY BUNCH OF COWARDS. THESE IDIOTS CAN NOT STAND IN AN OPEN BATTLE FOR A WEEK LONG.NOW THEY HIDE AMONGS THE INNOCENT AND PEACE LOVING NIGERIANS TO CARRY OUT THE WICKED ASSIGNMENTS. God Bless Nigeria.
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