UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he was shocked to learn the "violent" killing of a Nigerian police officer serving with the UN mission in Haiti, or MINUSTAH.
"The secretary-general expresses his sincere condolences to the officer's family, the Nigerian contingent and the government of Nigeria," said a statement issued by Ban's press office.
The UN chief reiterated his appeal for calm and urges all demonstrators in Haiti to refrain from any further acts of violence.
"He emphasizes that peace and stability constitute essential conditions for social and economic development, as well as to promote investments and job creation, which, together with the immediate measures announced by the Haitian authorities, constitute the best ways, in the medium-term, to fight against the increase in the cost of living," the statement added.
The officer, a 36-year-old father, was with three other members of his formed police unit near the cathedral in the Bel-Air district of the capital, Port-au-Prince, when he was dragged from his car and shot dead execution-style, according to MINUSTAH.
Source:Xinhua
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