UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday lashed out at the bomb attacks in northern Nigeria, which reportedly killed more than 100 people, reiterating his firm conviction "that no objective sought can justify this resort to violence."
Ban, in a statement issued here by his spokesman, said that he "condemns the armed attacks and bombings which have taken place in and near the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, reportedly killing and injuring scores of people while causing severe destruction."
"The secretary-general expresses his sincere sympathy and condolences to the people of Nigeria and to the bereaved families," the statement said. "He expresses the hope that the perpetrators of these attacks will be brought to justice."
"The secretary-general calls once again for an end to all violence in the area," the statement said. "He reiterates his firm conviction that no objective sought can justify this resort to violence."
In northeast Nigeria's Yobe State, Officials at the Damaturu General Hospital told Xinhua that more than 100 dead bodies were lying at the morgue as of Saturday noon.
State Commissioner of Police Suleiman Lawal told reporters in Damaturu, the state capital, that some bombs exploded at the city's New Housing Estate on Maiduguri Road, reports said.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad Office in Damaturu was the first to be attacked. The Federal Secretariat, police buildings, the Immigrations Office and other public structures were also hit and destroyed.
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