- The killing of United Nation staff by Boko Haram insurgents has been condemned by Goodluck Jonathan
- Reacting to the incident that took place in Rann, the former president said an attack on one nation must be seen as an attack on all nations
- Following the attack in Rann on March 1, about four aid workers were reportedly killed
Former president Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, March 3, condemned the killings of four Nigerian humanitarian workers during a Boko Haram attack on an Internally Displaced Persons camp at Rann, Borno state, on Thursday, March 1.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page, the former president said the that the war on terror must be treated as a global war. He said his prayers are with the families of the victims as well as to those injured in the attack.
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The statement read: “I condemn the killings of members of staff of the United Nations and other humanitarian and aid workers in Rann by Boko Haram terrorists. My thoughts and prayers are with the UN and the families of the victims as well as to those injured in the dastardly and cowardly attack. The UN and other humanitarian and aid groups such as Médecins Sans Frontières have been friends of Nigeria and deserve hailing not killing. I therefore repeat the call I made while in office-that the war on terror must be treated as a global war. There must be full and total cooperation amongst the nations of the world. An attack on one nation must be seen as an attack on all nations. That is the only way we can defeat terror. Together. Not apart.”
NAIJ.com earlier reported that about four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann in the latest violence that hit the remote town.
The United Nation on Friday, March 2, confirmed the attack which happened “after dark” outside a camp housing some 55,000 people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict and appeared to target the military.
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A civilian militia source in Rann, which is some 175 kilometres (110 miles) from the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, and a senior military source gave an identical death toll. They also said eight soldiers were killed in the attack but there was no immediate official confirmation.
In reaction, President Muhammadu Buhari said the attack on humanitarian workers in Rann, Borno state, more than ever shows Boko Haram insurgents as godless, brutish, and utterly to be despised.
"As I have always maintained, no true religion advocates hurting the innocent. To now further attack and kill those offering humanitarian aid is the height of depraved behaviour. It is odious before both God and man," the president said, while sympathizing with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies working at Rann, and in the country generally.
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Source: Naija.ng