The United States of America yesterday condemned “the horrific and indiscriminate attacks at the Jambutu Mosque in Yola, Adamawa State, the Central Mosque of Polo Ward in Maiduguri, Borno State, and other locations in Maiduguri on October 23 and 24, 2015.”

“We offer our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and loved ones of the many innocent civilians who were killed and injured,” U.S. Department of State Spokesperson John Kirby said in a press statement issued in Washington, DC.

According to him, “The apparent use of children – particularly young girls – to commit these attacks is especially heinous, and it provides yet more examples of the horrific measures Boko Haram is willing to take to terrorise civilians in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region.

“The United States continues to support the governments and people of the Lake Chad Basin region in their ongoing struggle to defeat Boko Haram. We will continue to assist these vital efforts in every appropriate way.”

•Photo showsJohn Kirby,U.S. Department of State Spokesperson.