The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned the Independence Day bombings in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday that killed 12 people. The 15-member Security Council condemned in “the strongest terms” Friday's bombings in Nigeria, calling them a heinous crime. The president of the Security Council for October, Ugandan Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, read the council's statement. “The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is criminal and unjustifiable regardless of its motivation, wherever, whenever, and by whomsoever committed, and further reaffirmed the need to combat by all means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,” the statement said. The Security Council statement reminded countries that their anti-terrorism measures should comply with all their obligations under international law. “The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financers, and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice,” it said. The Security Council president said the council had not discussed the identity of the terrorists who exploded the bombs in Abuja, but said that Nigeria, with the support of the international community, is actively investigating the bombing attack.
