The International Committee for
the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is heartbroken over the execution of Hauwa Leman,
one of its health workers abducted in March by a Boko Haram faction.
In a statement on Tuesday, the
organisation described the murder of Leman as a despicable act of cruelty.
The Islamic State West Africa
Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, had executed Leman after the
expiration of its October 14 deadline.
Lai Mohammed, minister of
information, said the government did “everything” within its power to save
Leman and Saifura Ahmed, another aid worker that was earlier killed.
Reacting to the development, Red
Cross tweeted on Tuesday: “Hauwa was a friend and daughter. She was a midwife,
helping women in their most painful and vulnerable moments, bringing life into
the world.
“Hauwa was not yet 25. We will
never know what her life would go on to hold.”
Patricia Danzi, ICRC’s regional
director for Africa, said: “The news of Hauwa’s death has broken our hearts. We
appealed for mercy and an end to such senseless murders. How can it be that two
female health care workers were killed back-to-back? Nothing can justify this.
“Hauwa and Saifura’s deaths are
not only a tragedy for their families, but they will also be felt by thousands
of people in Rann and other conflict-affected areas of north-east Nigeria where
accessing health care remains a challenge. We urge the group holding Alice and
Leah to release them safely.”
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