The Presidency has condemned the latest video released by Boko Haram insurgents showing some abducted humanitarian aid workers calling on government and Nigerians to rescue them from their captors.
Speaking on the matter, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja, condemned the latest video, saying, it has generated urgency for the security organizations, especially the secret service, to ensure the release of those held captive by terrorist groups.
“The Presidency has been briefed by the responsible government agency about the disturbing video showing our citizens, the humanitarian aid workers, held captive,’ the presidential aide said.
“Presidency has been given assurances that contact is being made and the captors are being talked to.
“Besides these aid workers, there are some others about whom this engagement is about-Leah Sharibu, a religious leader and all the others.
“These discussions have been ongoing even before this time and 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.’’
Revealed that the said video gone viral, showed Leah Sheribu, the only lady among the six abducted aid workers calling on the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Federal Government and Nigerians to come to their rescue.
