African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara that left at least 50 civilians dead and the abduction of women and children.
In a statement issued on Monday, the chairperson said the attack was “heinous and coordinated.”
Youssouf said the AU unequivocally rejects all acts of terrorism and violent extremism against civilians, particularly women and children, as grave violations of human rights and serious threats to peace, security and stability.
He expressed the AU’s full solidarity with the Nigerian government and people, extended condolences to the bereaved families, and wished a swift recovery to those injured.
The chairperson called for the immediate, safe and unconditional release of all abducted women and children, and urged a strengthened, coordinated and collective action to protect civilians and prevent the recurrence of such atrocities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara that left at least 50 civilians dead and the abduction of women and children.In a statement issued on Monday, the chairperson said the attack was “heinous and coordinated.”Youssouf said the AU unequivocally rejects all acts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n