Saifura Khorsa’s murder has been condemned by the United State of America’s Embassy in Nigeria, so also the United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria as both representatives have expressed huge shock shortly after the news broke of the senseless murder of the 25-year old international Red Cross midwife by her abductors in Borno State.
Saifura Khorsa who until her death was a health worker for the international Red Cross was said to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists along with two other health workers in Rann Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State in March this year before she was murdered.
Saifura’s death has been condemned and in a separate news releases by the US and UK representatives in Nigeria.
The two missions released statements that reads:
The US Government condemned the killing saying:
We utterly condemn this heinous and ,inhuman act and stand in solidarity with the ICRC and all those who work in service with the Nigerian people. Midwife Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa was providing care to those most vulnerable. This was a senseless murder. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family, and to her colleagues, and to those still suffering in captivity.
The UK Mission on their part condemned the killing by releasing this message:
Sincere condolences to the loved ones of Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa. This is a callous murder of someone who dedicated her life to helping others. Safe release of others taken is essential.
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This will not be the first time Boko Haram terrorists will be abducting and killing it’s victims, as the group which are now two different insurgency groups in their quest to continue their fasle agitations have continued to target girls and women as soft targets. Although the Nigeria Military have in the last few years degraded the group they have resorted to abductions as a means to survive, and this is just one of those.