President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North-eastern Nigeria, saying the defeat of evil by good is inevitable, no matter the pyrrhic victory evildoers seem to win.
According to a statement issued by in Abuja on Saturday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the president (media and publicity), the president felt saddened by the claimed development and commiserated with the family and loved ones of the aid workers, who had offered themselves to serve humanity at grave risks.
The statement recalled that the aid workers had been abducted near Damasak, Borno State, in July, and had been held despite all efforts to secure their release, till their alleged execution.
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“Evil will always be defeated by good at the end of the day. Whatever seeming victory evil records, eventually rebounds on the evildoer. We are resolved to beat evil in this land, and we remain unrelenting till we achieve it,” President Buhari said
He urged all insurgents once again to lay down their arms, and rejoin decent humanity.
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