ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a Christian leader in northern Nigeria.
Reverend Lawan Andimi was abducted by gunmen believed to be Islamist militants in early January.
In a statement, the Nigerian president described the killing of Reverend Andimi as deliberately provocative.
He also revealed that the kidnappers had shown signs they might free the victim, by releasing him to third parties.
It’s unclear who these parties were.
The rights group Amnesty International also condemned the act, calling on authorities to do more to rescue those abducted by Boko Haram.
The killing of Reverend Andimi is the latest attack by Islamist militants in the region targeting Christians.
In December, jihadists aligned to the Daesh group released a video claiming to show the execution of 11 Christians in north-east Nigeria.
Local media reports said the reverend belong to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He was a local leader of CAN in the Michika Local Government Area in northeastern Adamawa State.
The reverend was abducted early this year when the insurgents stormed Michika, they were repelled by the military but made away with the reverend as they fled. — NNN-AGENCIES