Tag: Kaduna train attack

Terrorists demand N4.3bn to free 43 other Kaduna train passengers – Report

Aminu Imam

The terrorists, who abducted passengers of Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on March 28, are demanding a N100 million ransom for each of the 43 persons still in captivity. The terrorists had collected N800 million as ransom payment from seven abductees they freed last week, with six of the victims paying N100 million each and the only Pakistani among them paying an equivalent of N200 million in dollars. According to reports, the demand was communicated to the families of the hostages last week. This is coming five days after the alleged masterminds of…

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Terrorists free seven more Kaduna train passengers

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, who abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna-bound train after the attack on March 28, have released seven more persons. One of the negotiators and Media consultant to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu, disclosed this yesterday. He said through his singular efforts, he successfully negotiated the release of “another seven victims”. Recall that more than 100 days ago, terrorists attacked the train and abducted scores of passengers while many were killed during that attack. The terrorists had demanded the release of their children in security custody as part…

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National Intelligence Failure: Kaduna train attackers behind Kuje prison attack – Gumi’s aide

Aminu Imam

The Ansaru terrorists that attacked and abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna-bound train on March 28 are responsible for the deadly Tuesday night Kuje Prison attack. The Media Consultant to the renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu, stated this in Kaduna State yesterday. Mamu said before the attack, he shared intelligence reports with authority concerns but they allegedly failed to act.

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists shoot victim in captivity as others threaten by uncertainty

Aminu Imam

One of the remaining 50 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers, Mohammed Al’Amin, is said to have been shot by the bandits. The bandits had two weeks ago released 11 out of the 61 victims of the abducted train passengers after almost three months in their custody, remaining 50 hostages still in the den of their captive. One of the negotiators and media consultants to the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu, who disclosed this, said that based on credible information made available to him, the incident took…

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Kaduna Train Attack: Remaining kidnapped passengers must be rescued alive, Buhari orders

Aminu Imam

Eighty-five days after passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train were attacked, President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed that the remaining kidnapped railway passengers must be brought home alive. The President gave the directive in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that the passengers travelling from Abuja to Kaduna by rail were attacked by terrorists, who killed about eight persons with scores injured while over 60 others were kidnapped on March 28. According to the presidential aide, the nation’s military and security…

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‘Kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train victims in captivity may die from snake bites’ — Negotiator, Mamu

Aminu Imam

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…

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H/Reps task Buhari to ensure release of 51 abducted Kaduna train passengers

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives, yesterday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to do all within his powers to expedite action to secure the release of the remaining 51 Nigerians kidnapped in the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train attack and all other Nigerians held hostage by bandits and terrorists across the country. The lawmakers, who expressed grave concerns over the plight of innocent citizens, urged Federal Government to urgently set up a high-power inter-agency panel to coordinate efforts for the release of citizens in the custody of bandits and terrorists across the country as well as…

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Kaduna: Terrorists release 11 kidnapped train passengers

Aminu Imam

After intense negotiations between the Federal Government and the terrorists of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train who kidnapped several passengers almost three months ago, 11 of the abducted passengers were released yesterday. The media consultant of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu made the disclosure yesterday. Recall that prior to the release of the abductors the terrorists had demanded that Mamu be involved in efforts to secure their release. Similar engagements by the terrorists with the security agencies were stalled, according to the abductors, due to what they called “breach of trust and…

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Kaduna Train Attack: 62 abducted passengers to be released soon – Private Negotiator, Mamu

Aminu Imam

The link man between the Federal Government and the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train, Tukur Mamu, has affirmed that the 62 abducted train passengers will be released soon if both parties keep to the current negotiations reached between them. Speaking in an interview in Kaduna on Tuesday, Mamu, who is also the spokesman for Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, said apart from releasing the terrorists’ eight children in detention, part of the negotiation with the group is that the government should consider releasing their commanders and some of their leaders.…

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Kaduna Train Attack: “Rescue us before we lose our lives” – Prominent Northern Elder’s son appeals to FG

Aminu Imam

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…

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