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UN appoints Nigerian to lead investigation into S’Sudan attack

By Victoria Ojugbana
29 April 2016   |   2:58 am
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria to lead the special investigation into the attack...

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The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria to lead the special investigation into the attack against the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection of civilian site in Malakal, South Sudan.

The special investigation will undertake a detailed examination of the circumstances, which led to the incident from February 17 to 18 in which at least 25 civilians in the site were killed and 144 injured. This investigation will complement the United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry announced on March 11, which is conducting an indepth investigation into the overall response of UNMISS to the incident.

Mr. Bashua recently concluded his assignment as the deputy Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, during which he also served as the acting Joint Special Representative in 2014 and 2015.

In addition, he is experienced in several UN peacekeeping operations in Africa, having served at senior levels in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Mr. Bashua has also served as secretary to the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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