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The Peace, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Initiative (PRRI), a non-governmental organisation, says the greatest tribute the nation can pay to Saifura Khorsa, the Red Cross official killed by Boko Haram, is to ensure that her murderers are brought before the law.

In a statement, Bukola Olasanmi, PRRI media officer, appealed to donor agencies not to allow the action of the insurgent group scare them from rendering help.

Olasanmi said the time had come for the world to apply pressure on the “bloodthirsty group” to end its violent activities.

“We must not allow terrorism to win by falling into fear as the terrorists intended. If Boko Haram intended to scare off intervention and aid workers from helping people in the northeast, we at PRRI have resolved to react different from what the terrorists expected by continuing to provide succour to the communities they have afflicted and we believe that other aid agencies will join in sending similar clear messages to them that humanity will always triumph over the barbaric path they tread,” she said.

“We encourage NGOs that already work in the northeast to continue supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs), including those that have elected to return home to areas that have been totally cleared by the Nigerian Army.

“It is important that they are reassured and not allowed to become despondent by panic reactions.

“This should have the strategic benefit of helping to further isolate the group and criminalize any entity that might still have dealings with it.”

PRRI also appealed to the international community and the United Nations Security Council to activate a process of unmasking the foreign countries and international interests that have been reported to be aiding Boko Haram.

“Our position is summed up as there is need to make the repercussions for this singular sad incident costly for Boko Haram and it must be done immediately,” she said.