President Muhammadu Buhari has urged insurgents in the country to lay down their arms and rejoin decent humanity.
Reacting to the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North-eastern Nigeria, Buhari expressed sadness over the incident and commiserated with the family and loved ones of the slain aid workers.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, December 14, 2019.
The aid workers were abducted near Damasak, Borno State in July and had been held by the insurgents in spite of efforts to secure their release.
“President @MBuhari condemns the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North-eastern Nigeria, saying the defeat of evil by good is inevitable, no matter the Pyrrhic victory evildoers seem to win.”
The President is saddened by the claimed development and commiserated with the family and loved ones of the aid workers, who had offered themselves to serve humanity at grave risks.
“Evil will always be defeated by good at the end of the day. Whatever seeming to 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,” the President said.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has also condemned the killing, describing the action as “tragic” and called for the immediate release of aid workers still under captivity.
