The Lead negotiator for the kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers, Tukur Mamu, has raised the alarm that most of the victims who are still in captivity may hardly survive the next few weeks due to their deteriorating health conditions and the inhumane condition they are subjected to inside the forest.
Mamu, who is the publisher of a Kaduna-based newspaper, made this known in an issued statement to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday.
In the statement, Mamu who is also the media consultant to the cleric, Sheikh Gumi, declared that he will not be part of any engagement that will secure the release of others who are still in captivity for personal reasons.
He was quick to add that he has done his part with the window of mediation he succeeded in opening and for building limited confidence between the government and the abductors coupled with the success of securing the release of the 11 victims.
Even though the negotiator confirmed that the victims were not being molested or beaten in any way, he, however, lamented their situation and insisted that efforts to rescue them must be treated as a national emergency if the government wants most of them to come back alive.
He maintained that he is alerting the leadership of the country, particularly the security agencies and concerned Nigerians that something very urgent must be done immediately to save the lives of the remaining victims.
He revealed that the condition of those with already underlining illnesses is fast deteriorating and called on the federal government to act fast before it is too late.
According to him, he feels frustrated and feels pain whenever he gives updates and publicity to this lingering imbroglio and opined that the purpose is not meant in any way to embarrass the government or to create a panic situation amongst the loved ones of the victims, but for all those concerned to be alerted about the real development and the real situation on the ground for urgent collective efforts.
