IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Terrorists have released the remaining victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack on Wednesday, 5 October, 2022.
The 23 remaining people were released almost seven months after they were abducted alongside others.
Recall that on 28 March, 2022, armed terrorists launched a bloody offensive on the Abuja-Kaduna train with about 970 passengers onboard, shooting at the passengers and kidnapping some of them.
The attack, which occurred a few kilometres to Kaduna metropolis, left about eight people killed and dozens kidnapped by the bandits.
According to Leadership, 42 victims have so far regained their freedom from the terrorist den with 23 still in captivity.
In a latest development, the remaining victims were released at about 4pm on Wednesday.
This was disclosed by the Secretary of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the “seven-man Presidential Committee assembled by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General L.E.O. Irabor secured the release and took custody of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists following the attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train on 28-3-2022”.