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UN chief "saddened" by attacks in northeastern Nigerian

Xinhua, August 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday said he was saddened by bombing attacks in a market in northeastern Nigerian, which killed at least 48 people.

"The Secretary-General reiterates his message that there is no justification for indiscriminate killings," said Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric at a regular briefing.

At least 48 people were killed Tuesday in a blast which rocked a local market in Damboa district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno.

The UN chief "reaffirms his solidarity with the people of Nigeria and reiterates the UN's support to the Nigerian government in its fight against terrorism that is grounded in international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law," said Dujarric.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Last Sunday, suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least four people along Damboa road, not far from the market where the blast occurred.

Boko Haram, the Islamist group, has killed thousands of people since its insurgency began in 2009. It has stepped up its campaign of violence since President Muhammadu Buhari took office late May, unleashing waves of attacks that have claimed more than 800 lives in just two months. Endite