Terrorists release new photos of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

Some new pictures of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have been released by the terrorists online.

The victims were abducted when bandits attacked a Kaduna-bound train on March 28.

Eight passengers were killed during the train attack, while many other persons were kidnapped.

One of the new pictures showed the victims as women and kids seated on the floor while the second picture showed men, with half of them standing and the other half-seated.

“Yes, the pictures are true. They are pictures of the victims. I’ve seen them. The one of the men and the ones of women and children,” Chairman of the forum of the abductees’ families, Abdulfatai Jimoh said.

A video of the abductees appealing to the Federal Government for help had earlier surfaced on social media.

After the video was released, family members of the abducted victims had issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the FG to ensure safe rescue of the abductees.

The Federal Government has said it is making efforts to ensure the safe rescue of the victims.

The bandits had contacted many family members of the kidnapped passengers demanding various amounts as ransom.

The ransom demanded by the kidnappers are said to be from N5 million to N100 million.

The bandits are also demanding the release of 16 of their top commanders and sponsors in government custody in exchange for the hostages.

Alwan Hassan, acting managing director/chief executive officer of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), who was also abducted during the attack, was later released by the bandits because of his “old age”.