It said it could not identify two out of the 12 dead non-UN staff.
The list of 21 identified dead bodies released by UN’s country coordinator, Mr Dauoda Toure, comprised 14 males and seven females.
Mr Toure, who confirmed that 23 persons died during the bomb blast, noted that the UN would never forget the victims as individuals and the passion, commitment and courage with which they proudly served the mission and the ideals of the UN.
The dead 11 UN staff members and their designations, according to the UN
coordinator, inclu-ded Ms Rahmat Abdullahi (Registry Clerk, UNDP); Mr Musa Ali
(Zonal Logistics Assistant for the North-West Zone, WHO); Mr Johnson Awotunde
(Monitoring and Evalu-ation Specialist, UNICEF); Dr Edward Dede (National
Professional Officer, WHO) and Mr Elisha Enabure-khan (Driver, UNAIDS).
Others were Mr Ahmed Abiodun Adewale-Kareem (Shipping Assist-ant, UNICEF);
Mr Iliya David Musa (Receptionist, UN Common Services, UNDP); Mr Ingrid
Midt-gaard (Associate Expert, UNODC); Mrs Felicia Nkwuokwu (Receptionist, UN
Common Services, UNDP); Mr Stephen Oba-moh (ERT Radio Operator, UNDP) and Mr
Abraham Osunsaya (Administrative Assistant, WHO).
The 10 identified dead non-UN staff included Mr Sunday James Ebere
(Shi-pping Agent, Balast Agency); Mr Ndubisi Bright (Hospitality Industry
Consults); Mr Paul Waziri (Nigeria Cleaning Services) and Ms Kate Demehin
(Federal Ministry of Health).
Others were Ms Caroline Michael (Guard); Mr Sunday Omelenyi (Guard); Mr
Yakubu Garuba (Guard); Mr Abio-dun Adeseye (Julius Berger); Ms Patricia
Ekwe-ringe (Travel Agent) and Ms Joy Audu (Nigeria Cleaning Services).
A breakdown showed that 116 people, who were injured in the blast, were
receiving medical treat-ment, 64 of them are UN staff, 36 non-UN staff, with 16
persons yet to be identified.
Among the injured, 17 were seriously injured victims, including 12 UN and
five non-UN staff, who had been evacuated to South Africa for specialist
treatment.
The conditions of those evacuated to South Africa were said to have
improved.
Mr Toure, while briefing journalists, lamented that the victims lost their
lives contributing to improving the living conditions of ordinary
Nigerians.
“We will never forget them as individuals. Nor shall we forget the passion,
commitment and courage with which they proudly served the mission and ideals of
the United Nations.
“We are also aware that one victim who was at the UN House has been
privately evacuated to the United Kingdom. The UN, in collaboration with the
Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has also facilitated the
travelling of accompanying family members of the evacuated persons to South
Africa.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
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