Saraki
President
of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the killing
of Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa - the humanitarian worker from the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - by Boko Haram
terrorists.
In
a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity
Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki stated that the killing of aid
workers represents a new low by Boko Haram insurgents, while calling
for immediate action by the military to ensure that Leah Sharibu and
the other two Red Cross workers still in Boko Haram’s captivity are
released.
Saraki
said: “My thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones
of Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa — the young 25-year old female
international aid worker who was abducted and killed by Boko Haram.
“Such
horrific actions have no place in Nigeria. I join all Nigerians and
the international community in condemning this killing in the
strongest possible terms.
“The
killing of aid workers, who choose to go into troubled spots, both in
Nigeria and around the world, represents a new low by the insurgents,
as humanitarian workers are some of the most courageous and selfless
people on the planet.
“Additionally,
the continued abduction of the late Saifura’s ICRC colleagues,
Hauwa and Alice, by the militants, alongside the captivity of the
young Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, must end.
“I
call on our brave servicemen and women on the frontlines to do all
that they can to protect the rescue workers on the ground and employ
every God-given resource that is available to us to rescue Leah
Sharibu and the ICRC humanitarian workers.
“We
will continue to support the government, to ensure that peace and
security are restored in the North-east,” Saraki said.
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