Crime
US-based Nigerian advocate, Krimi, calls for release of abducted aid workers
A US-based Nigerian advocate, Magnafaith Krimi, has condemned the reported murder of an aid worker by Boko Haram militia in Borno State.
Krimi in a statement expressed her displeasure while reacting to a video released by the insurgents showing the execution of a suspected aid worker on Tuesday.
She lamented the pains inflicted on families of the abducted aid worker, saying women and children are worst hit by the activities of the terrorists.
Krimi said,
“This tragedy has struck our community again. Humanitarian, aid workers and medical professionals are not to be counted as victims of conflicts. They sacrifice to bring relief to hurting communities and should never become a statistic of the numbing regularity.
“Scores of women and children have been kidnaped on highways and held captive for days as their loved ones scramble for donations and loan for ransom.
“I call for the unconditional release of the remaining members of the Action Against Hunger team still being held captive by the Boko Haram militia.”
She urged the Nigerian armed forces to ensure the perpetrators were brought to justice.
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She added,
“A crisis-ridden Nigeria has negative impacts for international businesses, in which case the International Committee on Nigeria, enabled a panel of victims from Nigeria to report in congressional offices and to give testimonies to media, members of the US administration, and to think tanks in June to bring awareness to the reality of the everyday live of a northern citizen of Nigeria.
“While it is nice to say we must emphasise encouragement and positive solutions within our conflict zones, we must not give up.”
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