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Atiku, Senate, ICRC, others condemn killing
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja spoke with Mr. Mohammed Leman, the father of Hauwa, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) midwife, who was executed by Boko Haram terrorists on Monday.
He said the government did everything possible to save her life.
The president, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, commiserated with the family, through a telephone call, assuring the deceased’s father that the Nigerian government did everything possible to save his daughter’s life.
According to the statement, the president expressed sadness that all the efforts made were unsuccessful.
It also said the president regretted that the late midwife’s commitment to helping victims of Boko Haram insurgency ended in such a brutal way.
The statement added that Buhari also spoke with the President of the ICRC, Mr. Peter Maurer, extending his condolences to him on the loss of the midwife.
It also said the president commended the ICRC for the great work the committee had been doing in Nigeria, including the provision of healthcare services to victims of insurgency in some of the affected areas.
“President Buhari appealed to the ICRC to continue their services in Nigeria, and not give up, despite the unfortunate and painful loss of their staff.
“According to the president, Nigeria needs the ICRC and the government will continue to do all it can to protect staff of the organisation and other aid workers that are providing much-needed humanitarian services in the North-east region, which had been affected by almost a decade-long conflict,” the statement added.
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