Senate observes 2-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Liman, calls for the release of Leah Sharibu

Nigerian Senate in its plenary offered a two-minute moment of silence in honour of the deceased aid worker, Hauwa Liman, who was killed by Boko Haram on October 15, 2018.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, raised the motion during plenary on Tuesday 16 October.

After a debate on the issue, the senate resolved to pay official condolence visits to the families of the deceased.

The senate also called on the federal government, through its security agencies to do whatever is necessary to guarantee the freedom of both Leah Sharibu and other surviving hostages of the ICRC being held by the insurgents.

Speaking on the resolution, the senate president, Bukola Saraki said; "distinguished colleagues, irrespective of the decision that we have taken, I believe that our committees on defence and security, as part of their own responsibilities should engage with the security agencies to find out if there are other issues that need to be addressed in order to prevent such recurrences”.

Hauwa Liman executed

A faction of Boko Haram known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) executed Hauwa Liman on Monday 15 of October, 2018.

The ICRC staff was kidnapped in March 2018,alongside others at the Rann camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno by the terrorists.

The group had earlier warned that they would execute Leman if they don’t hear from the Federal Government.