When is our mom coming home? ask kids of Saifura, murdered Boko Haram hostage
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saifura moved to rann to selflessly help those in need. our thoughts are with her family and other loved ones at this incredibly difficult time1 saifura hussaini ahmed khorsa the worker of the international committtee of the red cross murdered by boko haram terrorists was a nurse as well as the mother of two adorable kids1 saifura 25 was a devoted mother and midwife. those who knew her said she adored her two children a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl said eleojo akpa the icrc communications and media relations officer1 the children have not been able to comprehend their mothers absence as they frequently asked their grandmother if a passing plane was bringing their mother home1 that grandmother must now find the words to tell the two children their mother will never return he said1 the killing of the 25 year-old woman was condemned by red cross icrc which also appealedto the boko haram to immediately release a second icrc midwife and a healthcare worker who were also abducted in march at rann borno state1 eloi fillion the head icrc delegation in abuja said we are devastated by the murder of our colleague saifura1 the red cross bemoaning her killing by the blood thirsty boko haram on monday wondered how the kids now with their grandma would take news of her death1 at the time of their abduction saifura as well as our colleague hauwa mohammed liman and alice loksha a nurse with unicef-supported centre were providing essential ante-natal care to communities in rann1 ranns population has more than doubled after an influx of people fleeing violence he said1 fillion urged the abductors still holding hauwa and alice to release them as they were not part of the fight1 however icrc would not comment on the identity of the womens abductors their motives or the details surrounding saifuras death fillion said1 he noted that since the womens abduction six months ago icrc had made sustained and committed efforts to securing the release of the three health care workers1 fillion added that the organisation would continue to make efforts in ensuring that hauwa and alice were released and returned to their families immediately1