Sam Kaye
The United Nations resident and humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Malick Fall has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attacks on civilian populations in the Gwoza council area of Borno State.
A statement from the United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,(OCHA) stated that though the exact number of people killed and injured remains unknown, but it appears that dozens of people have been reportedly killed and others seriously injured.
“I am horrified by this attack on civilian populations and condemn such acts in the strongest terms. I stand in solidarity with the Government of Nigeria, and the families and communities of all those affected…
“On behalf of the United Nations, I remind all parties to the conflict to adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians from harm.
“I have reached out to the Borno State Government to express my condolences and offer any support that the United Nations and the humanitarian community can provide to aid the victims of the attack” said the humanitarian coordinator
Meanwhile the triple explosion which took place in Gwoza in Borno state during a wedding ceremony last Saturday reportedly claimed the life of an undergraduate of the National Open University (NOUN), Maiduguri study centre.
Mr. Danjuwa, Garuwa, (late) NOUN Student
During the commotion while sympathizers searched for their loved ones frantically everywhere in the town, the men on rescue operations picked Danjuma Garawa out as one of those who died instantly from the blast.
The management of NOUN in Maiduguri study center have since commiserated with the family of Danjuma Garawa, one of the victims of the triple blasts of Saturday which claimed aver 25 lives and wounded over a hundred victims.
Until his death, sources close to management told Krestnews that Danjuma was an undergraduate student of Bsc Environmental Science Management of the University.