(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday night condemned the atrocities committed by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
During a debate with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Strasbourg, the MEPs voiced their solidarity with the families of victims and the Nigerian people, an EP statement said.
They also deplored the lack of international attention to the massacre committed in the city of Baga and called on the international community to help Nigeria to eradicate the causes of terrorism there. MEPs called for an international inquiry into the massacre last week, which reportedly left 2,000 dead. They urged the EU to step up its assistance to Nigeria and its neighbours in fighting terrorism and its deep causes.
A resolution on the recent atrocities in Northern Nigeria will be voted at the European Parliament's February session.
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