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Terrorists release 7 more abducted victims of Abuja-Kaduna train

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Terrorists that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28 released another set of seven victims on Wednesday, a member of the negotiating team disclosed.

The victims were released on Wednesday morning after spending 135 days in the custody of the terrorists in their forest camp.

It is however not clear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their release.

Police authorities are yet to confirm the development, a  member of the negotiating team, Tukur Mamu said that six of the released hostages are members of the same family, which include a couple and their four children.

The father of the four kids, Abubakar, is the son of a former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue States, Chris Garba, a retired Major General and also a staff of the National Assembly Commission.

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The terrorists also released a 60-year-old woman, Hajia Aisha Hassan who was said to have been freed due to life-threatening health challenges that deteriorated recently.

The names of the six family members that were released are Abubakar Idris Garba who is the father of the four kids, his wife Maryama Abubakar Bobbo, and their eldest son, Ibrahim Abubakar Garba who is 10 years old.

Others include Fatima Abubakar Garba, 7 years, Imran Abubakar Garba, 5 years old, and youngest Zainab Abubakar Garba who is only one and half years.

So far, 42 victims have regained their freedom. The number of those still in captivity now stands at 35.

Gunmen had on March 28 blown up the rail track, killing some and abducting scores of passengers, a situation that called for serious concern about the safety of the nation’s trains.

Wednesday’s release is coming a few days after five other victims abducted from the Kaduna-bound train were freed by the terrorists.

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