The European Parliament, the legislative branch of the European Union, said that progress has stalled in the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), deploring the increased occurrence and severity of suicide attacks and direct attacks against military positions.

The parliament in Strasbourg, France, made these known in its resolution of January 16, 2020 on Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks.

It deplored the terrorist attacks which have taken place in the country, reiterating its concern about the protracted crisis in Nigeria and the volatile security situation in the North-East.

It strongly condemned the repeated violations of human rights, international and humanitarian law, whether based on religion or ethnicity.

The parliament condemned in particular the recent increase in violence against ethnic and religious communities, including the targeting of religious institutions and worshippers, extending its condolences to the families of the victims, and expressing its solidarity with the Nigerian people, who have been suffering the effects of terrorism in the region for over a decade. (Daily Independent)