Presidency on Thursday said the latest Boko Haram Action Against Hunger aid workers video, has created more urgency for security to act quickly to rescue abducted workers, including Leah Sharibu.
This followed revelations by the video allegedly posted by Boko Haram that “unless something urgent is done, the aid workers will be killed just as they have killed Leah Sharibu”
Presidency could however not confirm or deny the killing of Leah Sharibu, but disclosed that “ efforts were on to free the aid workers , including Leah Sharibu”
Leah Sharibu had been held captive by the Boko Haram since February 2017 , when she was abducted alongside 110 other students but was held back for failing to renounce her Christian Faith, while others were released
The Presidency in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said it has been briefed “by the responsible government agency about the disturbing video showing our citizens, the humanitarian aid workers held captive”
He disclosed that Presidency has been given assurances that contact is being made and the captors are being talked to.
“Beside these aid workers, there are some others about whom this engagement is about-Leah Sharibu, a religious leader and all the others.
Presidency said discussions have been ongoing even before this time, adding that “what this latest incident has done is to bring urgency to the efforts that the secret service is making.”
Government is making contacts, in the hope that the captors will see reason to not visit hardship or even harm on these innocent individuals. Government is working
Tony Ailemen, Abuja
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