BEVERLY HILLS, July 24, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the killing of five aid workers in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists.
In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the UN leader demanded that the perpetrators be brought to book.
THEWILL recalls that the video showing the killing of the aid workers was in circulation, online, on Wednesday.
The UN stated that the slain workers were committed humanitarians who devoted their lives to helping vulnerable people and communities in an area heavily affected by violence.
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killing, on 22 July, of five civilians, including three aid workers from ACTED, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Action Against Hunger (ACF), by an armed group in northern Borno State, northeastern Nigeria,” the statement read.
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“The Secretary-General reiterates that attacks by a party to an armed conflict that are directed against civilians, including those who are aid workers, violate international humanitarian law. International human rights law and international humanitarian law must be fully respected, including the obligation to protect civilians.”
President Muhammadu Buhari, the European Union and the United States authorities and a few others have condemned the killing, calling for a proactive action.
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