Shocking video: kidnapped nurse appeals to Scholz!

Shocking video: kidnapped nurse appeals to Scholz!

on May 2, 2018, around 8 p.m. local time, occurred in Mogadischu, Somalia, a horrific incident that hit waves worldwide. Sonja N., a nurse born in Hamm, was kidnapped by a group of armed people during her work for the International Red Cross (IKRK). The kidnappers surrounded the security forces of the IKRK and dragged them off by a back output with a vehicle. According to Wa.de called for $ 20 million for their release and threatened to be IS. According to reports, a security employee is said to have helped the brutal attack.

Since then, Sonja N. has been captured by the Islamist terrorist militia al-Shabab. Despite several large -scale searches, their whereabouts remained unknown. In December 2024, the BILD newspaper announced that the Federal Intelligence Service had finally determined its whereabouts after two years. The IKRK and the Federal Government have followed the case closely since the beginning, whereby the German Federal Government generally does not comment on kidnapping cases of German citizens abroad.

a sign of life from captivity

Recent developments in the tragic case came to light when a two and a half -minute video by Sonja N. was released. In this video, which is described by berliner-kurier.de , she appeals her return to Germany in English to Chancellor Olaf Scholz to enable. In the video she wears clothes that covers her body to her face. The IKRK has recognized the authenticity of the video and demands its immediate and unconditional release.

The hammer police became aware of the case for the first time by spreading the video, since Sonja N. no longer lived in Hamm before she disappeared, but in Hesse. Originally she has been working for the IKRK in crisis areas such as Syria and the Congo since 2014. In the event of its liberation, a planned campaign by the Bundeswehr command (KSK) of the Bundeswehr was planned, which, however, was canceled by the then Defense Minister Heiko Maas at the last minute. The Federal Foreign Ministry also did not comment on the latest developments and continued to take a position on the kidnapping case.

The situation around Sonja N. remains tense and demands a solution both from your family and the responsible German authorities. The use of the IKRK for its release ensures a glimmer of hope, while the public longs for further information on the fate of the nurse missing in Germany.