Federal Government of Nigeria has asked both Israel and Palestine to reach an immediate ceasefire agreement to avert continuous loss of lives and property in the Gaza Strip.
Foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who said this in a statement said no lesser alternative will be acceptable.
He said the Nigerian government consider the two-state solution as vital to ameliorating the prevailing situation,
The ambassador said Nigeria condemns Israel’s continuous onslaught on defenceless Palestinians in Gaza and Rafah, killing mostly women and children.
Tuggar added that Israel’s offensive represents an unfortunate addition to the list of strikes on soft civilian targets with devastating effects that have now characterized the crisis.
He explained that the Rafah attacks, just like the bombing of the Al Shifa Hospital in early April, the serial bombing of schools, particularly in Khan Younis, the March 2024 bombing of the Firas Market and the Nuseirat Refugee Camp Market; the drone attacks on the World Central Kitchen aid staff in April, indicates a most regrettable affront on humanity, which must be denounced in its entirety.
Nigeria is, therefore, as grossly concerned about the safety and welfare of the civilian population of Gaza as it is about the protection of the dignity and sacredness of human life in the enclave Tuggar added.
He further expressed dismayed at the flagrant disregard of ceasefire agreements, the violation of humanitarian corridors, and the deliberate sabotaging of aid and relief efforts.