US condemns Kaduna killings, presses Tinubu to protect Middle Belt communities

The United States has condemned the deadly July 27 attack on a village in Kaduna State that reportedly claimed at least 30 lives, including children, while urging President Bola Tinubu’s administration to intensify efforts to halt the wave of violence affecting Nigeria’s Middle Belt.
In a statement posted on X, the US Bureau of African Affairs described the attack as another tragic episode in the region’s prolonged security crisis and extended condolences to the victims’ families.
“The United States condemns the early morning July 27 attack on a village in Nigeria’s Kaduna State that reportedly killed at least 30 people, including children,” the bureau said.
It added, “We express ou...