Buhari, UN Condemn‘ Execution’ of Aid Workers in North-East

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in the North-East region of the country.

President Buhari, in a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina, said the defeat of evil by good was inevitable, no matter the pyrrhic victory evildoers seemed to win.

The president, who said he felt saddened by the claimed development, commiserated with the family and loved ones of the aid workers, who had offered themselves to serve humanity at grave risks.

The aid workers had been abducted near Damasak, Borno State, in July, and had been held despite all efforts to secure their release, till their alleged execution.

“Evil will always be defeated by good at the end of the day. Whatever seeming victory evil records, eventually rebounds on the evildoer. We are resolved to beat evil in this land, and we remain unrelenting till we achieve it,” President Buhari also said.

Also, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the announced execution of the aid workers.

“I am deeply saddened and outraged by the news of the tragic killing of four aid workers who were held captive by armed groups for almost five months,” stated Mr Kallon.

“My thoughts go to their families, friends and colleagues who are enduring unspeakable pain and hardship.”

The Humanitarian Coordinator, however pleaded for the immediate release of Grace Taku, the only woman who was in the ACF team, and whose whereabouts remain unknown.