The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group has executed four more abducted aid workers of humanitarian organisation, Action Against Hunger (AAH).
ISWAP sprang out of Boko Haram after swearing allegiance in 2016 to IS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Six Nigerian aid workers — one woman and five men — were seized by the fighters during an ambush on their convoy close to the border with Niger on July 18.
A journalist with access to the leadership of Boko Haram, Ahmad Salkida, disclosed in several tweets on Friday that four males have been killed while the only female, Grace Taku, “is condemned to life of slavery.”
One of the aid workers, a male, was killed in September after the insurgents claimed “the government deceived them”.
The AAH has condemned the killing of the aid workers and asked for the immediate release of the surviving aid worker.
“The armed group responsible for kidnapping six humanitarian workers in north-east Nigeria on 18 July, 2019 today claimed they have executed four hostages. This brings the number of fatalities to five,” the group said in a statement.
“Action Against Hunger extends its deepest sympathies to their loved ones and our colleagues in Nigeria.
“Action Against Hunger condemns these latest killings in the strongest terms and deeply regrets that its calls for the release of the hostages have not been acted upon.
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“Action Against Hunger is extremely concerned and calls for the immediate release of its staff member, Grace, who remains in captivity.
“Action Against Hunger states categorically that every attack against humanitarian workers ultimately impacts vulnerable civilians.”
