Train attack: Again, victims' families beg govt to hasten hostages' release

Train attack: Again, victims' families beg govt to hasten hostages' release

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Some families of passengers kidnapped from the bombed Abuja-Kaduna train. Photos: Olatunji Obasa

Relatives and friends of the abducted passengers of the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna AK-9 train have again appealed to the Federal Government to speed up the process of the release of the remaining 50 hostages who had so far spent 87 days with terrorists.

The PUNCH reported that the bandits had penultimate Saturday, 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.

But the relatives and friends of the abducted passengers said some of its members are contemplating to committing suicide while thinking of the harrowing experience the remaining 50 hostages were going through at the moment.

While addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday, Dr. Abdulfatai Jimoh, who spoke on behalf of other families, expressed delight on the release of the 11 hostages by the bandits…

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