Adelani Adepegba, AbujaThe United States Embassy has condemned the murder of four aid workers by the Boko Haram insurgents. The abducted Action Against Hunger’s workers were killed last week by the insurgents following a breakdown in the negotiations for their release. The Mission in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday described their murder as senseless while condoling with the families of the deceased. It said, “The US embassy honours the tireless efforts of humanitarian workers. We condemn this senseless slaughter and extend to the grieving families our sincerest sympathy and condolences.”The mission said humanitarian workers deserved the protection necessary to allow them to pursue their work.

Source: Punch December 18, 2019 23:26 UTC