President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the remaining 23 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
The President met with them at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) hospital in Kaduna.
Recall that the terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on 28 March, 2022.
The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 passenger train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail, leading to the death of eight passengers.
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, confirmed that the Nigerian military secured the release of the remaining 23 victims.
The President while speaking the freed victims, said his administration had bolstered the armed forces with unprecedented acquisition of military platforms and hardware in the past few years, despite inheriting a dispirited nation.
Buhari also charged the service chiefs to replicate the success recorded in the fight against insurgency in the North-east in other parts of the country.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it was pleased with the safe release of the remaining 23 kidnap victims. A statement signed by CAN president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, commended Buhari for the development, saying it signposts the efforts of the federal government to tackle the countryās common enemy, insecurity.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, also expressed joy at the news of the release of the remaining 23 hostages abducted from the Kaduna-bound train.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, Gbajabiamila urged Nigerians to be relentless in their pursuit of peace in every ramification.
Before boarding the presidential aircraft, NAF 001, back to Abuja from the Kaduna International Airport, Buhari went to the hospital, where he also thanked the Nigerian military for their brave services in securing the safe release of the hostages from Boko Haram terrorists.
Members of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee, led by Major General Usman Abdulkadir (rtd), who facilitated the release of the train victims, were present at the hospital.