The
Organization of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemned the deadly
attack by the terrorist group Boko Haram on 3 June 2016 on a military
base in Bosso in Southeastern Niger which claimed the lives of thirty
soldiers from Niger Republic and two from neighboring Nigeria. Sixty
seven other soldiers were also reported wounded during the audacious
assault.
The
Secretary General, Mr Iyad Ameen Madani, while expressing dismay at the
continuing senseless violence by the insurgent group in of the Lake
Chad Basin, conveyed his deep sympathy and condolence to the authorities
of the two countries as well as to the families of the victims. He
reaffirmed the principled position of the OIC against terrorism as an
enemy of humanity and assured countries in the region of the
determination of the OIC to continue to support their counter terrorism
efforts.
Mr
Madani finally called on the Lake Chad Basin countries who are also OIC
Member States to activate as a matter of urgency the Multinational
Joint Task Force as a regional initiative to shore up the fight and
accelerate the defeat of the Boko Haram terrorist group which remains a
threat to the region.
Ms. Maha Mostafa Akeel
Director of Information Department
OIC, Jeddah, 5 June 2016
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