After spending 135 days in the custody of the terrorists who abducted them, seven more hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack regained their freedom on Wednesday morning.
The hostages were taken captive by terrorists on March 28, 2022. have released seven more hostages.
At the time of filling this report, it could not be ascertained if the victims paid any ransom for their release.
A member of the negotiation team, Tukur Mamu, made the disclosure on Wednesday. He revealed that six of the hostages were all members of the same family made up of the couple and their four children.
The Police are yet to speak on it at the time of filling this report.
The father of the four kids, Abubakar, is the son of a former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue States, Major General Chris Garba, and also a staff of the National Assembly Commission.
Also released is a 60-year-old woman, Hajia Aisha Hassan, said to have been freed on compassionate ground 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 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.
The gunmen had on March 28 blown up the rail track, killing some and abducting scores of passengers. Train services from Abuja to Kaduna have since been suspended.
Wednesday’s release is coming a few days after five other victims of the same Kaduna-bound train were freed by the terrorists.
