President Muhmmadu Buhari has reassured his administration would continue to work to wipe out all remaining vestiges of the terror group, Boko Haram.
The President stated this in his reaction to the murder of five humanitarian workers by the terror group in Borno on Wednesday.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said security agencies would work with organisations in the state to prevent future occurrence of such kidnapping.
“President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the recent murder of five staff of humanitarian agencies in Borno State, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram Terrorists a month ago.
“President Buhari sympathizes with the families of the five aid workers, while praying that God will comfort them for their irreplaceable loss.
“He assures them that his government will continue to do all it can to ensure that every remaining vestige of Boko Haram is wiped out completely from northeastern Nigeria and that the perpetrators of this atrocity face the law.
“President Buhari also condoles with the State Emergency Management Agency, Action Against Hunger, Rich International, and International Rescue Committee, whose staff have suffered this gruesome fate. He thanks them for their continued dedication and service to the victims of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria.
“He assures them that security agencies in the state will work closely with their organisations to implement measures to ensure that no such kidnapping of staff occurs again,” the statement said.