Militants in Nigeria killed five members of Action contre la faim and the International Rescue Committee, according to statements by both organizations.
"It is with great sadness that we confirm the killing of Ishaq Yakubu, an ACF officer from Monguno base, and four other humanitarian workers who were taken hostage by a non-state armed group in the northeastern state of Borno on June 8," Action contre la faim said in a statement.
The organization condemned the killing "in the strongest possible terms" and deplored that calls for release "have gone unanswered.
"The kidnapping of humanitarian workers violates international humanitarian law and the rules of protection of workers, humanitarian organizations and their partners," ACF said.
At the same time, the IRC team confirmed that one of their employees was among the dead.
"The International Rescue Committee strongly condemns the senseless execution of our colleague Luca Filibas and other humanitarian workers captured with him," the report said.
TV channel France 24 notes that militants associated with the group "West African province of the Islamic State" ( banned in Russia) posted a video showing the execution. At the beginning of the recording, one of the militants, according to the channel, condemned the activities of human organizations in north-eastern Nigeria, after which terrorists shot five men, humanitarian workers.
Nigeria has a radical Islamist group, Boko Haram (banned in Russia), also known as the West African Province of the Islamic State (banned in Russia). Its militants oppose the Western model of education and seek the introduction of Sharia law throughout the country. The group is behind most terrorist attacks in the region, regularly in response to the military campaign against it by Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
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Based on materials from RIA Novosti