“No American citizens were in the convoy,” said a police spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu. The gunmen “killed two agents of the mobile police force and two consulate employees” before setting their vehicle on fire, he added.
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed that aA convoy had been attacked in Nigeria and he specified that there were no US citizens killed.
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The State Department also confirmed the attack.
south east nigeria has been the target of attacks by separatist groups for several years, which are usually directed against the police or government buildings.
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