President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the release of all those taken hostage by bandits and terrorists, adding, ”We’ll work with neighbouring States to free them.”
President Buhari President Buhari has also expressed deep sorrow over the killing of another aid worker as revealed in a video by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja Thursday, condemned the gruesome murder of aid workers.
he lamented that the aid workers have made sacrifices and risked their lives to provide succour for traumatized people.
He urged the humanitarian organisations not to be discouraged by the cowardly acts of terrorists.
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Shehu maintained that the humanitarian spirit of aid workers had impacted greatly on the operations in the North East. He appreciates them for all their sacrifices.
President Buhari assured all humanitarian workers, especially those in the North East, and citizens held in captivity that his administration will intensely pursue and ensure their freedom.
He said: ”We will use every possible means at our disposal to release the aid workers.
“As the joint military operations by Lake Chad Basin countries destroy the terrorists in the remaining pockets of their dens, with many of them already fleeing the sub-region.
We give assurances that efforts will be intensified by this government, working with neighbouring states, to free all hostages.
“We will practically and completely erase terrorism from this country and the entire sub-region.”
