Tag: Aid Worker
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Borno again! One aid worker, two others kidnapped by terrorists
A humanitarian aid worker and two local officials have been abducted by Islamic State West Africa Province fighters in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria, two security officials said Wednesday. They were kidnapped by the jihadists at a checkpoint in the village of Wakilti in Borno State on Monday, the sources told a news agency, in the latest…
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We are working with FG to secure release of abducted aid worker – Lalong
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says his administration is working closely with the Federal Government and security agencies to secure the release of the abducted aid worker, Miss Jennifer Samuel, who hails from Plateau. Lalong in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, said the State Government would…
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Buhari condemns execution of Aid Workers in Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North-eastern Nigeria. He said that the defeat of evil by good is inevitable, no matter the pyrrhic victory evildoers seem to win. The President disclosed this in a statement by Mr Femi Adeshina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to…
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Outrage as Boko Haram murders another abducted aid worker in Borno
The Boko Haram insurgents on Monday killed another worker of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, Hauwa Liman. Recall that the ICRC on Sunday raised alarm that the Boko Haram threatened to kill Liman within the next 24 hours. Liman was kidnapped alongside others in March in Rann, Borno State, when…