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BREAKING: Terrorists release 3 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers
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BREAKING: Terrorists release 3 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

Militants have liberated three captives of the Abuja–Kaduna train 24 hours following their threat to execute and sell the others as commodities in a video. NAIJATAB NEWS had informed that militants published a video over the weekend warning to ravage the nation and convert the region into a slaughterhouse unless the central government met their requests. Kaduna-based publisher Tukur Mamu, who verified their liberation, stated that the female and two male captives have reunited with their relatives, Daily Trust reports. “Indeed, three individuals have been freed, one female and two males. However, please note, I’m not involved in the negotiations that resulted in their release,” he remarked. He, nonetheless, did not reveal if a ransom was paid prior to their liberation. Mamu ...
BREAKING: Seven more Abuja-Kaduna train passengers released
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BREAKING: Seven more Abuja-Kaduna train passengers released

The militants have freed seven captives, comprising a family of six and a woman from the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train assault. Tukur Mamu, Publisher of the Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Advisor to a contentious Islamic leader, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, verified the liberation of the seven captives to reporters in Kaduna. Mamu stated that his principal, Gumi, facilitated the release of the seven captives. NAIJATAB NEWS recollects that militants set free seven individuals last month following over 100 days in confinement in the wilderness. This outlet previously reported that the militants ambushed the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March 28. The names of the freed family of six are Abubakar Idris Garba, his spouse, Maryam Abubakar Bobo, and their eldest child, Ibrahim Abubakar Garba, who i...