Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, has demanded the immediate release of two abducted
health workers held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents since March.
She made the demand in her
reaction to the killing of a midwife working with the International Committee
of the Red Cross, Saifura Hissaini Ahmed Khorsa by the insurgents recently.
Toyin described the murder of
Khorsa as a tragedy for Nigeria and for the global community of midwives.
“We mourn her deeply. My thoughts
and prayers are with her family, in particular her two children, and her
International Red Cross colleagues,” Mrs. Saraki told reporters.
“I now call on all efforts to be
made to secure the immediate release and rescue of Hauwa Mohammed Liman and
Alice Loksha.
“Health workers should never be a
target; their abduction is an act of unimaginable cruelty.
“Liman and Loksha are still
captives, and both the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs and the ICRC have called for their release.
“This is a tragic reminder of the
threat to life and liberty faced by midwives, nurses and health-care workers
who selflessly work for the health and well-being of others.
“I stand in solidarity with them
and will continue to advocate for their safety in carrying out their
life-saving work,” Mrs. Saraki said.
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