The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has urged the Federal Government to do everything that must be done to ensure that all abducted civilians are released promptly and unharmed.
The Country Director of the AAN, Ene Obi, while speaking yesterday in Abuja on the killing of Hauwa Mohammed Liman, an aid worker who worked in a hospital supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed sadness on the development.
Hauwa who was abducted alongside 2 other colleagues Alice Loksha, a nurse who worked in a centre supported by UNICEF and Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa who worked in an ICRC supported hospital on March 1st, 2018 had been in the custody of the insurgents until her demise on October 15, barely a month after Saifura was killed in September. Alice however remains captive.
“We grieve with the family, friends and colleagues of Ms. Liman and we stand in solidarity with all aid workers in Nigeria, especially those who have remained brave and have continued to render lifesaving services to the survivors of the conflict in northeast Nigeria,” Obi said.
She therefore urged the Federal Government to expedite and prioritise the safe return of all civilians abducted by insurgents and also exhibit a greater sense of responsibility by ensuring the safety and security of citizens and fulfil its promise of ending the security challenges in the country.
