DAKAR, Sénégal, November 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and High-level Representative of the Secretary General to Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, is appalled by the criminal suicide bomb attacks against innocent civilians in a market place in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, this morning.
Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas vehemently condemns these heinous and barbaric terrorist attacks on civilians. He urges the authorities in Nigeria to increase their response against the terrorist groups operating in the Northeast of the country. He calls for more vigilance and effort towards the protection of civilians.
The Special Representative is alarmed by the recent wave of terrorist attacks in the region and calls for their immediate cessation. He expresses his deep condolences to the families of the bereaved and to the people of Nigeria.