According to John Kirby, spokesperson for the US National Security Council, none of the citizens of the United States were impacted by the attack on their Consulate staff convoy in Anambra on Tuesday.
Also, the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Tobechukwu Ikenga, also confirmed that no US citizens were part of the convoy.
“The Joint Security Forces have embarked on a rescue/recovery operation in Ogbaru LGA, following an attack on a convoy of staff of the U S Consulate on Tuesday 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,” he said.
