President Muhmmadu Buhari condemned the gruesome murder of five humanitarian workers by the terror group in Borno on Wednesday.
He reassured that his administration would continue to work to wipe out all remaining vestiges of the terror group, Boko Haram.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said security agencies would work with organisations in the state to prevent future occurrence of such kidnapping.
He stated;
President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the recent murder of five staff of humanitarian agencies in Borno State, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram Terrorists a month ago.
President Buhari sympathizes with the families of the five aid workers, while praying that God will comfort them for their irreplaceable loss.
He assures them that his government will continue to do all it can to ensure that every remaining vestige of Boko Haram is wiped out completely from northeastern Nigeria and that the perpetrators of this atrocity face the law.
Shehu stressed;
President Buhari also condoles with the State Emergency Management Agency, Action Against Hunger, Rich International, and International Rescue Committee, whose staff have suffered this gruesome fate. He thanks them for their continued dedication and service to the victims of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria.
He assures them that security agencies in the state will work closely with their organisations to implement measures to ensure that no such kidnapping of staff occurs again.
Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday released a video showing the assassination of five humanitarian workers who were recently abducted along Monguno area of Borno state.
The insurgents had earlier demanded for about $500,000 dollars ransom for the release of the abducted workers.
In the video, the abducted humanitarian workers were all executed, with the insurgents leaving a message which reads;
We are sending this as a very strong message to you unbelievers and infidels. And to those of you that are being used by these infidels to repent. You are working for them but they do not have any concern about you.
You worked for them to achieve their goals but they are very far from your plight. They do not show you any care. Look at you now. When we kidnap you they don’t care.
They show no concern. We are calling on all you unbelievers to repent and turn to Allah. We will continue to abduct you people at every road that we see you if you don’t repent to work for them. It is a warning to all of you.
