No American Citizens were Affected In Anambra Attack – US Govt, Police

The United States Government and the Nigeria Police have said that no American citizen was affected in the Tuesday attack on its Consulate staff convoy along Atani, Osamale Road in Anambra State, Nigeria.

John Kirby, the US National Security Council Spokesperson, said the U.S. was aware of some casualties during the attack on the convoy but no US citizens were involved and there was no U.S. citizens hurt.

Kirby said: “I just got informed about a whole lot before coming out here to talk to you all. Just looks like a US convoy vehicle was attacked.”

”What I can tell you is that no US citizens were involved and therefore there was no US citizens hurt. But we are aware of some casualties perhaps even some killed,” he said on his YouTube channel.

Meanwhile, the Anambra State Police Command spokesman, Tobechukwu Ikenga confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that no US citizen was in the convoy during the attack that resulted in the death of four persons.

“The Joint Security Forces have embarked on a rescue/recovery operation in Ogbaru LGA, following an attack on a convoy of staff of U S Consulate today 16/5/2023 by 3:30 pm along Atani, Osamale Road.

“The hoodlums murdered two of the PMF operatives, and two staff of the Consulate, and set their bodies and vehicles ablaze. Also, the arsonist/murderers on sighting the responding joint security forces abducted two Police operatives, the driver of the second vehicle and took to their heels. No U S citizen was in the convoy”, the statement clarified.