The passengers that were kidnapped by terrorists in the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train who shot and killed 9 passengers have appealed to the Federal Government to come to their rescue.
This is as the son of the chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, raised an alarm in a new video released by their abductors, saying their lives are in serious danger.
Recall that the terrorists abducted the train passengers on March 28, 2022, when the train was attacked while moving to Kaduna from Abuja. The terrorists, suspected to be members of the Ansaru group, shot and killed 9 passengers and injured many that fateful night.
The bandits had earlier threatened to start killing the victims within seven days if the Federal Government fails to meet their demands.
Sadiq, in the new video, was among 7 other male and female captives who were directed by a terrorist to speak one after the other. He said their conditions have continued to deteriorate in the kidnappers’ den.
According to Sadiq, “we are appealing to the Federal Government to once again come to our aid. We have been here for 62 days. Most of us here are sick and we are not in good condition and every day the situation deteriorates. We are appealing to the Federal Government to please come to our aid before we start losing our lives”.
Similarly, a captive who said she was a classmate of Vice-President Osinbajo at the Law School, cried while talking about her son who was suffering from sickle cell anemia.
According to the woman, “My name is Gladys. I’m pleading particularly to Professor Yemi Osinbajo who was my classmate at 78/79 Law School. You are a grandfather and a father; come to our aid because we have been here for 62 days and I have a son who is a sickler; I don’t know his condition now”, she said, in tears.
In the new video, a masked terrorist wielding an AK-47, was seen giving instructions to the captives, the men kneeling and the women sitting on a mat.
“The government could either listen to the captives or abandon them”, said the terrorist.
