Terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train have threatened to kill those in their captivity unless the government meets them.
‘’Government should hasten to meet us before we turn this place into an abattoir because killing these people is nothing to us. It’s not about money, we can’t do this for money. The government knows what we want,’’ the terrorists said in a viral video released late Wednesday.
Recall that the terrorists attacked the Kaduna-bound train, killing eight passengers, injuring 41 and kidnapping scores of others.
As at Wednesday, the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, had said 141 passengers taken away were unreachable but the terrorists claimed they had in their custody 168 persons, out of which the acting managing Director of Bank of Agriculture, BOA, Alwan Ali Hassan, was released after alleged payment of N100 million ransom.
Speaking further in Hausa, the terrorist said: “We are the people who abducted these people in the train some days back. This one ( BoA MD) you can see him, because of his old age and in this month of Ramadan, we pitied him and decided to release him to his relations.
“The government should know that this is nothing. We just pitied him.’’
In the short video, the terrorists, dressed in military fatigues, wielding arms, threatened to kill the remaining 167 passengers should government fail to negotiate with them. The NRC had claimed that 398 passengers bought ticket for the trip, while 362 boarded for the journey.
Having been granted permission by the terrorists to speak in the video, the BOA boss said: “I would like to let you know that these people (terrorists) pitied me and allowed me to go because of my age.
“But I have left many people behind in a condition that they need help. The government should contact the leaders of this group and negotiate their release because they are in a situation that needs immediate help.”
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Posted: at 8-04-2022 07:52 AM (3 years ago) | Addicted Hero
constigoldo at 8-04-2022 08:41 AM (3 years ago) (f)
The blood of all the people you have killed will never give you peace.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 08:41 AM (3 years ago) | Hero
What have innocent Nigerians done to these mad blood thirsty Northerners ? Life means nothing to these animals we are being forced to stay together with by the British. . Nigerians should start asking questions. Do we still have an army that is dedicated to defend Nigerians or has the Nigerian army been fulanised ? Go to Igboland you will see the idiots causing havoc but up North they engage in banditry. How can you explain over 169 being held hostage in a forest and our so called soldiers cannot storm the hideout. It has become clear that the North is our problem not NDIGBO as the problematic North foolishly puts it
Posted: at 8-04-2022 09:23 AM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Kormeijama at 8-04-2022 10:15 AM (3 years ago) (m)
Most of those kidnappers ( majority of Ibo ethnicity or Delta marauders ) are either from the West , south or southwest and east. The terrorists are mostly from the north, live with it or enlist in the defense forces to free the country.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 10:15 AM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
What sort of stupid negotiations do they want the government to negotiate with them? Try the negotiations and see if the Niger Delta militant won't start their threatening too
Nonsense Bandits
Posted: at 8-04-2022 11:27 AM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
OmoNobaUku at 8-04-2022 04:50 PM (3 years ago) (m)
Quote from: WESTSIDER on 8-04-2022 10:01 AM
Buhari is a terrorist full stop.
You are an idiot, full stop. Why is and why would the president of a country be a terrorist? To achieve what outcome? Please stop embarrassing yourself in public as you clearly lack the capacity to think. And are driven by bigotry.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 04:50 PM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
When a terrorist group tries to negotiate with the government and money is not their primary objective then it becomes a serious problem.May God protect the captives.
Ziggymak
Posted: at 8-04-2022 05:17 PM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Ayoolujuwon at 8-04-2022 06:37 PM (3 years ago) (m)
Money is always involved. The elderly man released paid 100 million naira. People`s life is been wasted daily. The government is surely bereft of solution. God please help. Nigeria.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 06:37 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie
Ayoolujuwon at 8-04-2022 06:37 PM (3 years ago) (m)
Money is always involved. The elderly man released paid 100 million naira. People`s life is been wasted daily. The government is surely bereft of solution. God please help. Nigeria.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 06:37 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie
Ayoolujuwon at 8-04-2022 06:38 PM (3 years ago) (m)
Money is always involved. The elderly man released paid 100 million naira. People`s life is been wasted daily. The government is surely bereft of solution. God please help. Nigeria.
Posted: at 8-04-2022 06:38 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie
When a terrorist group tries to negotiate with the government and money is not their primary objective then it becomes a serious problem.May God protect the captives.
DO YOU KNOW WHY MONEY IS NOT INVOLVED? THIS PARTICULAR ATTACK IS GEARED TOWARDS 2023. THE TERRORISTS ARE WORKING FOR THE NORTHERN CABAL IN THE BUHARIS GOVERNMENT THAT WANT THE POWER TO REMAIN IN THE NORTH
Posted: at 8-04-2022 10:14 PM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
You are an idiot, full stop. Why is and why would the president of a country be a terrorist? To achieve what outcome? Please stop embarrassing yourself in public as you clearly lack the capacity to think. And are driven by bigotry.
I screenshot this comment incase it turned out to be true later
Posted: at 9-04-2022 04:45 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie