Terrorists have released a new video showing six abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train in captivity.
Scores of passengers were abducted by the terrorists following an attack on the Kaduna-bound train on March 28, 2022.
Since the abduction of the train passengers, the terrorists have released videos and pictures showing the abductees in captivity.
However, a new video released by the terrorists, showed six of the kidnapped passengers, including a Pakistani.
The abductees, who spoke in the footage obtained by ARISE TV, appealed to the Federal Government to ensure their release from the terrorists’ den.
Speaking in the video, the Pakistani, identified simply as Mohammed, said 62 of the abducted train passengers were in captivity.
He said: “My name is Mohammed, I’m working here in Nigeria, but a foreign national, a Pakistani. We were abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train on 28 March. We are here; 62 in number.
“The conditions are not very good. I am appealing to the government of Nigeria; the government of Pakistan and the international community to help us,” Mohammed stated.
Another passenger, Mohammed Dehu, also appealed to the government to accede to the demands of the abductors.
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The terrorists, who accused the Federal Government of being insincere, however, gave a five-day ultimatum for the release of the abductees.
Family members of the kidnapped victims have called on the government to ensure the freedom of the abductees.
In his reaction, President Muhammadu Buhari assured families of the abducted train passengers that efforts were ongoing to ensure they regain freedom from bandits’ captivity.
Buhari, while receiving some residents of the Federal Capital Territory at the State House on May 2, said the Federal Government would explore every opportunity to secure the kidnapped train passengers are rescued alive and unhurt.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) had announced a resumption of operations on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor, but it was later suspended indefinitely.
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