Boko Haram: Captured Aid Worker Begs Buhari, CAN (Video)

A worker for the Action Against Hunger, a non-governmental organisation in Borno State, captured by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue her.

Naija News reports that ISWAP is a faction of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group.

Recall that the Action Against Hunger had disclosed that its members were attacked by terrorists while heading to Damasak.

The organisation disclosed that two drivers and four health workers are still missing after the attack by ISWAP.

Naija News gathered that the Nigeria military claimed to have located the aid workers, however, no move has been made to rescue the captives.

In a video obtained by TheCable, one of the victims simply identified as Grace, appealed to President Buhari, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the international community to come to her rescue.

“My name is Grace. I work with Action Against Hunger, an NGO in Borno state. My base is Damasak. We went to work on Thursday, July 18, 2019, and on our way back to Damasak, we were caught by the army of Calliper,” she said.

“We went to work on Thursday, 18th of July 2019. On our way back to Damasak, we were caught by this army called the Calipha, they brought us here and we actually don’t know where we are up till this moment.

“I want to beg CAN, Christian Association of Nigeria, because I am the only Christian among the six of us here, I want to beg that CAN association should do something about me to see how I can be released.

“I also want to beg Action Against Hunger, Borno state, we are six here; all of us are staff, we went to work and on our way back to our base, we were caught. I beg Action Against Hunger we have families, some of us have children.

“I’m begging Action Against Hunger that they should please do something about us. I also want to count on Nigeria, our nation… we are Nigerians and we are also working for Nigeria. I beg that the Nigeria government should please do something to see that we are released.

“Some aid workers were caught and also asked to be released but because Nigeria did not do anything about it, they were killed. I am begging on behalf of all of us here, that please Nigerians should not allow such to happen to us.”

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