President Muhammadu Buhari on
Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa Liman, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) midwife who was executed by Boko Haram
insurgents.
Garba Shehu, the president’s
senior special assistant on media and publicity, made this known in a
statement.
Shehu said Buhari, in a telephone
conversation, commiserated with the family over the unfortunate incident.
He quoted the president as
telling Liman’s father that the federal government did everything possible to
save his daughter’s life.
He expressed sadness that all the
efforts turned out unsuccessful.
The president also expressed
regret that her commitment to helping victims of the Boko Haram insurgency
ended in such a brutal way.
He also spoke with Peter Maurer,
president of the ICRC, consoling him over the loss of the midwife.
The president commended the ICRC
for the great work it is doing Nigeria, providing healthcare services to
victims of insurgency in some of the most affected areas.
He appealed to the ICRC to
continue with its services in the country in spite of the unfortunate and
painful loss of its staff.
Buhari said Nigeria needs the
ICRC, adding that the government will continue to do everything possible to
protect staff of the organisation and other aid workers.
He said the ICRC has been
providing the much-needed humanitarian services in the north-east region.
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