The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to the federal government to avert the
killing of female health workers abducted by Boko Haram.
In September, the insurgent group
killed Saifura Ahmed, one of the three humanitarian workers abducted in Rann,
Kala Balge local government area of Borno.
While the deceased worked with
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the survivors are staff of
UNICEF.
Toafic Toure, ICRC operational
communication delegate, Maiduguri sub-delegation, said the remaining workers
could be killed as the 24-hour deadline given by their abductors ends Monday.
The insurgents claimed they had
contacted the government over the captives but did not get any response.
They had also threatened to kill
Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the students of Government Girls
Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, abducted in February.
The ICRC called on the federal
government to save the lives of the captives.
“The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) is making an urgent public appeal to the Nigerian
Government and to communities and individuals with influence to work toward the
release of two committed medical workers abducted in north-eastern Nigeria
earlier this year,” the statement read.
“To the holder of these kidnapped
women, ISWAP (Islamic State’s West African province group): We urge you for
mercy. We urge you to not kill another innocent health care worker who was
doing nothing but helping the community in north-east Nigeria.
“A third health care worker
abducted alongside Hauwa and Alice ICRC colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa
was killed by her abductors in September. The ICRC asks those involved with
this case to do everything they can to avoid a repeat of that devastating
outcome.
“Hauwa Mohammed Liman worked in a
hospital supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) when
she was abducted on 01 March with Alice Loksha, a nurse who worked in a centre
supported by UNICEF.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has
pledged his commitment to rescuing all captives.
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