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Darfur: AU condemns killing of Nigerian peacekeeper

Posted by Elvis on May 11, 2009 at 8:31am
UNITED NATIONS - The Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, at the weekend “strongly” condemned Thursday’s killing of a Nigerian peacekeeper with the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).He also denounced the killing as a “cowardly and deliberate act”. In a statement made available to the news organisations in New York by the AU Observer Mission to the UN, Ping stressed the need for all concerned “to facilitate the work of UNAMID”.He called for full co-operation with it in its endeavour to contribute to the “restoration of lasting peace, security and stability in Darfur”.Ping reiterated the AU’s determination, working closely with the UN and the larger international community, to do whatever it could to continue supporting the peace efforts in Darfur.A Nigerian officer died on Thursday evening during the hijack of his car in the strife-torn Sudanese region.The incident took place in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur State, where unidentified attackers gunned down the military officer as he was opening the gate of his residence to park a vehicle.The peacekeeper was rushed to a nearby UNAMID Medical Centre for treatment, but died on arrival.The military officer’s vehicle was later found abandoned about seven kilometres away from Nyala.It will be recalled that a Nigerian peacekeeper was also shot and killed during an ambush of a UNAMID escort patrol near Nyala on March 17.Nigeria has lost 12 peacekeepers on UN Missions to some trouble spots in 2008, most of them in Darfur.
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