President Muhammadu Buhari has
condemned and described as heinous and despicable, the killing of Saifura
Khorsa, an aid worker, by Boko Haram insurgents.
Khorsa, who worked for the Red
Cross, was kidnapped about six months ago at the Rann camp for internally
displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno.
Buhari also expressed concern
over the threat of the group to harm others, including Leah Sharibu, the lone
Dapchi school girl, still in custody.
We had earlier reported how
the sect threatened to kill those in its custody over what it described as slow
response from government
In a statement issued on his
behalf by Garba Shehu, his senior special assistant on media and publicity,
Buhari pledged his commitment to rescuing all captives.
“The government of Nigeria
strongly condemns this reprehensible and inhuman act. No religion permits the
killing of the innocent,” he said.
“Saifura worked for the Red
Cross, a humanitarian organisation tirelessly working to bring succor to all
the victims of violence irrespective of the sides of the conflict.’’
The president, therefore,
appealed to Nigeria’s international partners and everyone with an influence on
the sect to prevail on it “to stop these acts of extreme barbarism.”
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