A United States convoy in Nigeria was attacked on Monday, resulting in a number of casualties, the White House confirmed.
The people who were injured or killed in the attack were not American citizens, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
“Don’t know a whole lot. I just got informed here before coming out to talk to y’all," he said. "It does look like a U.S. convoy was attacked. But I can tell you, no U.S. citizens were involved, therefore, there were no U.S. citizens hurt. But we are aware of some casualties, perhaps even some killed, but I don’t want to get too far ahead of where we are right now. It just happened."
Most details surrounding the attack remain unknown at this point, though Kirby noted the State Department is looking into the situation.
"We confirm there was an incident on May 16 in Anambra state," a State Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. "Mission Nigeria personnel are working with Nigerian security services to investigate. The security of our personnel is always paramount, and we take extensive precautions when organizing trips to the field. We have no further comment at this time."
Source -Washington Examiner
