IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with relatives of passengers abducted during an attack on a train in Kaduna.
The development was announced in a tweet by the presidency on Thursday.
Recall that on Wednesday, seven passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state regained their freedom.
The victims were released on Wednesday morning after spending 135 days in the custody of the terrorists.
It is however not clear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their release.
Six of the released hostages are members of the same family, which include a couple and their four children.
The father of the four kids, Abubakar, is the son of a former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue States, to Mamu, Major General Chris Garba, and also a staff of the National Assembly Commission.
The terrorists also released a 60-year-old woman, Hajia Aisha Hassan who was said to have been freed due to life-threatening health challenges that deteriorated recently.
Gunmen had on March 28 blown up the rail track, killing some and abducting scores of passengers.
Although some of the abductees have regained their freedom, more than 20 persons are said to still be in captivity.