The four were among six hostages abducted and held by the jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, the Paris-based NGO said. The aid group said it was "extremely concerned and calls for the immediate release of its staff member, Grace, who remains in captivity". A decade-long Islamist insurgency has killed 35,000 people and displaced around two million from their homes in northeast Nigeria. It has repeatedly attacked military bases and previously targeted aid workers in northeast Nigeria. On Thursday ISWAP insurgents killed 14 anti-jihadist militia and a police officer in northeast Nigeria, militia leaders told AFP Friday.

Source: The Local December 14, 2019 07:07 UTC