The United States has condemned attack on school children in Portuskum, Yobe State, saying it "remains committed to supporting the people of northern Nigeria in their struggle to stop the abhorrent actions of Boko Haram and associated terrorist groups."
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, US urged the government of Nigeria to investigate the attack in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Italso assured Nigeria of its supporting as the country confront the Boko Haram sect and associated terrorist groups.
The statement reads: "The United States condemns in the strongest terms the incessant attacks on defenseless civilians this past week, including on the occasion of Ashura in Potiskum in Yobe State and in Gombe, Gombe State, on Nov. 3; in Malam Fatori in Borno State on Nov. 6; in Azare in Bauchi State on Nov. 7; and most recently again in Potiskum on Nov. 10 by a suicide bomber who killed many students. While final numbers are not known, scores and scores of persons have been killed or injured in these attacks.
"The United States offers its sincere sympathy to the injured and to the families of the murdered. We urge the government of Nigeria to investigate these and other attacks to bring the perpetrators to justice. The United States remains committed to supporting the people of northern Nigeria in their struggle to stop the abhorrent actions of Boko Haram and associated terrorist groups."
- WorldStageGroup