Tag: aid workers
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'Military suffocation, hunger driving Boko Haram into violations of aid workers'
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has attributed Boko Haram’s recent strategy of abducting aid workers to desperation following massive onslaught from the Nigerian military. The group made this observation in a press statement signed by National Coordinator Gabriel Onoja on Thursday to demand the release of Action Against Hunger workers. According to CATE,…
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ISWAP claims responsibility for kidnap of six aid workers in Borno
Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) on Thursday claimed responsibility for kidnap of six aid workers in Borno State, Nigeria. International aid agency Action Against Hunger said that a staff member and five others kidnapped in Nigeria last week had appeared in a video released on Wednesday evening and that they were “apparently in a…
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Video of six kidnapped aid workers in Nigeria emerges
An international charity says six of its aid workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria last week have appeared in a video. Action Against Hunger says the six – comprised of one staff member, plus drivers and health workers employed locally – are “apparently in a good condition of health”. It is urging captors to release…