Families of Abuja-Kaduna Train Victims Protest as Terrorists Issue Demands

The families of the abducted victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train took to the street of Kaduna State in protest over the continued detention of victims on Wednesday.

They called on the Federal Government to rescue their families who are still being detained by the terrorists.

This protest is coming after the terrorists issued fresh demands to release the victims. The Abuja-Kaduna train was attacked on March 28, 2022.

In a telephone conversation with its spokesman of Sheikh Ahmed Mahmud Gumi, Malam Tukur Mamu, on phone, said Mamu is the only person it trusts to deliver its message to the Federal Government accordingly.

The Guardian quoted the terrorists saying, “We don’t need money. We have a good reason for doing what we did. Until our demands are met, none of the victims will come out alive even if it means we will all die with them. They are well taken care of as you can see from the pictures we sent to you via WhatsApp but we assure you that this will not continue.”

Besides, the leader of the team, who simply gave his name to Mamu as Abu Barra, stated that “it’s been two months since the abduction and anything can happen to the abducted passengers henceforth.”

The terrorists who claimed that some of their children and relations were under arrest said, “before any continued discussion on the release of these passengers and a safe resumption of the train service, our children must be released unconditionally.

“Only then will we release some of the abducted victims, especially the women, while other passengers will be released on a prisoner exchange with some of our arrested comrades by the government.”

The leader of the abductors warned that, if within seven days the government does not respond to their demands, they will stop feeding the victims and will start slaughtering them one after the other.

“And if the government doesn’t respond after that, then Nigerians should forget using the Abuja-Kaduna rail line as well as the Kaduna-Abuja highway. We rely on you and urged you to convey this important message to everyone,” Barra stressed.