Saifura Ahmed, one of the three
humanitarian workers abducted in Rann, Kala Balge local government area of
Borno state, has been killed by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),
a faction of Boko Haram.
The victim was abducted during a
raid on a military facility in the area on March 1.
At least four soldiers, policemen
and three humanitarian workers were killed in the attack.
Hauwa Leman, one of the workers
abducted, had sent an audio to one of her friends, demanding that her parents
be informed that she had been kidnapped.
Following the murder of Ahmed,
Leman and Alice Ngaddah, a mother of two, are the ones in captivity among the
three people abducted in Rann on March 1.
In a video seen by TheCable, the
deceased was wearing a white hijab. She was shot from behind.
The insurgents claimed that they
had contacted government over the captives but did not get any response.
“We contacted the government
through writing and also sent audio messages but the government have ignored
us. So, here is a message of blood,” said a spokesman of the group who did not
give his name.
“The other nurse and midwife will
be executed in similar manner in one month, including Leah Sharibu.”
The ICRC has confirmed the
identity of the victim, promising to issue a statement.
In August, an
audio of Sharibu appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue her.
ISWAP has kept her in captivity
for seven months, sparking public outrage.
The federal government had said
it was making efforts to secure her release.
Sharibu is the only Christian
among the abducted 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi,
Yobe state, kidnapped in February.
While 104 were released, five
died in captivity.
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That is what Islam has given to humanity. It has given terrorism, killing of innocent people, sorrows, fears and uncertainties. May God deliver humanity.
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