According to local authorities, gunmen ambushed a US convoy in south-eastern Nigeria, killing four persons.
According to reports, two of the victims of Tuesday’s attack in Anambra state were workers of the US consulate, while the other two were police officers.
The perpetrators seized three more persons and set fire to their vehicle.
According to Washington, no US citizens were in the convoy, which was travelling through a state rife with instability and a separatist insurrection.
According to Nigerian police, the attack occurred on the Atani-Osamale route in the Ogbaru region.
According to DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, a police spokesperson, security forces are currently conducting a rescue and recovery operation.
The US confirmed to the BBC that “an incident occurred on May 16 in Anambra state,” adding that Washington was collaborating with Nigerian security authorities to investigate the attack.
“The security of our personnel is always paramount, and we take extensive precautions when organising trips to the field,” the US state department said.
The Nigerian government frequently blames violent attacks in the region on the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) movement.
So far, the group has made no public comments on the matter.
Source: BBC
