UPDATE: Names Of Train Passengers Released By Terrorists
Eleven of the passengers who boarded the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train on the 28th of March 2022, have have been freed by their terrorists captors.
The captives spent over 70 days in kidnappers’ den before they were released after intense negotiation.
AsphericNews had reported the release of eleven of the passengers on Saturday which was also confirmed in a press release signed by the Minister of state for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki.
According to DailyTrust, the Publisher of Desert Herald, Tukur Mamu, served as a mediator in the deal that led to their release.
The names of the freed captives:
Amina Ba’aba Mohammed
Rashida Yusuf Busari
Jessey John
Hannah Ajewole
Amina Jibril
Najib Mohammed Dahiru
Hassan Aliyu
Peace A. Boy
Danjuma Sa’idu
Gaius Gambo
Mamu, who had not discloses the identity of the 11th passenger as of the time of this report, said President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Defence Staff as well as other security agencies must be commended for their roles in the release.
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He added that Sheikh Ahmad Gumi equally played a crucial role behind the scene.
“He was involved from the first day I started. In fact, I accepted that role because of his directives to that effect. Even the final arrangement of how and the safest place to get the victims was arranged and coordinated by him,” he said of Gumi.
Earlier, the abductors had demanded the release of eight of their children said to have been in the custody of the Federal Government.