Jeddah, 11 Jumada II,1439 AH, 27 February,2018 , SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen has strongly condemned the abduction of over 110 school girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State of Nigeria. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Dr. Othaimeen conveyed his profound sympathy and that of the entire OIC Member States to the families of the victims, the government and people of Nigeria over this distressing incident perpetrated by a faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Secretary General, while restating the principled position of the OIC against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, called for enhanced international cooperation and support for Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad Basin to eradicate the threat that Boko Haram poses to peace, socio-economic development and educational progress of the region. --SPA 19:50 LOCAL TIME 16:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w626389